Lot #: 65
Price Realized: $747.50
($650 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 One-Gallon Stoneware Jug with Large Cobalt Bird Decoration, Stamped "WHITES UTICA," circa 1865, cylindrical jug with semi-rounded spout, decorated with boldly slip-trailed design of a long-tailed bird with spotted body, perched on a flowering vine. Excellent size and decoration. The bird decoration is unusually large and elaborate for a jug of this small size. Some fry to cobalt. Faint horizontal line in base of handle. 1 1/2" line in spout. Some minor base nick, most of which are glazed over.
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