Lot #: 380
Price Realized: $402.50
($350 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.
One-and-a-Half-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Cobalt Bird Decoration, Stamped "WM. A MACQUOID & CO / NEW-YORK / LITTLE W 16th ST," circa 1870, cylindrical jar with tooled shoulder, flared rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with a brushed cobalt design of a bird in a leafy branch. Inscribed "1 1/2" above. Reverse with lightly-impressed William Macquoid maker's mark. Excellent condition with some minor in-the-firing separation to end of left handle, visible on reverse, and some minor wear to interior of rim where a lid would rest.
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