Lot #: 251
Price Realized: $1,265.00
($1,100 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 Two-Gallon Stoneware Jug with Cobalt Elephant Head Decoration, Stamped "S.N. BOSWORTH / HARTFORD, CT," circa 1880, cylindrical jug with tall spout, decorated with a slip-trailed design of an elephant's head with tusks and raised trunk. Excellent and folky figural designs. Elephant decorations on American stoneware are highly unusual. Three in-the-firing vertical separations in spout, the longest measuring 7/8". A shallow glazed-over chip to spout.
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