Lot #: 70
Price Realized: $920.00
($800 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.
Scarce Two-Gallon Stoneware Jug with Cobalt Decoration of a Paddletail Bird with Turned Head, Stamped "N.A. WHITE & SON / UTICA, N.Y.," circa 1885, cylindrical jug with tooled spout, decorated with a brushed and slip-trailed design of a paddletailed bird perched on a morning glory vine. Unusual turned-head stance to bird. Some grittiness to cobalt. Chipping to spout. Two in-the-making chips on reverse of handle. A few very minor base chips.
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