Lot #: 508
Price Realized: $575.00
($500 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.
Rare Three-Gallon Stoneware Jug with Slip-Trailed Cobalt Floral Decoration, Stamped "T.H. WILLSON & CO. / HARRISBURG, PA," circa 1855, tall, cylindrical jug with rounded spout, decorated with a boldly slip-trailed foliate design with veining to interior of leaves and shading to edge, accented with a wavy line of cobalt emanating from the leaves. Slip-trailed script "3" at shoulder. Maker's mark brushed over with cobalt slip. A good example of early Harrisburg slip-trailing. Professionally restored handle. 3 1/4" raised surface crack and shallow chip to side of jug. Restoration to surface of spout and shoulder on reverse. 1 1/2" flake to bottom edge. Two other base chips. A few tight surface lines in shoulder.
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