Lot #: 250
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.
Extremely Rare Two-Gallon Stoneware Jug with Cobalt Decoration of a Squirrel Eating a Nut, Stamped "S. BOSWORTH / HARTFORD, CT," circa 1880, cylindrical jug with tall spout, decorated with a folky slip-trailed design of a bushy-tailed squirrel eating a nut. Chip to side of spout. 1 3/4" x 1 1/2" chip to underside at edge of jug. Base chip on reverse. An additional much-smaller spout chip and a minor spout nick.
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