Lot #: 215
Price Realized: $1,495.00
($1,300 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 Five-Gallon Stoneware Jug with Large Cobalt Bird-on-Fence Decoration, Stamped "WEST TROY / N.Y. / POTTERY," circa 1875, large-sized cylindrical jug with squared spout, decorated with a very large slip-trailed design of a crested bird perched on the top of fence with grasses and stylized ground below. Unusual circular embellishments to the joints along the fence. An impressive, very folky figural design. Chip to side of spout. Two hairlines in spout. Long, tight line at very base of jug, possibly in-the-firing. Some fry to cobalt.
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