Lot #: 420
Price Realized: $2,530.00
($2,200 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 11 years old, and the American ceramics market frequently changes. Additionally, small nuances of color, condition, shape, etc. can mean huge differences in price. If you're interested in having us sell a similar item for you, please contact us here.
Very Rare Diminutive Tanware Jug with Elaborate Albany Slip Fuchsia Decoration, New Geneva, PA origin, late 19th century, finely-potted ovoid jug with tooled spout and delicate strap handle, decorated with a large, sweeping fuchsia vine design in Albany slip, the shoulder and base with additional freehand stripes. While common among Western Pennsylvania stoneware products, jugs produced in tanware are virtually non-existent. Provenance: A fresh-to-the-market example, recently found in Georgia. Excellent condition with no apparent flaws. H 5 3/4".
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