Lot #: 410
Price Realized: $345.00
($300 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 10 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.
Four-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Cobalt Parrot Decoration, Stamped "S,L, PEWTRESS & CO / FAIR HAVEN CONN," circa 1870, cylindrical jar with rounded rim and applied lug handles, decorated with a large crested parrot perched in the crook of two leafy branches. Cobalt highlights to maker's mark and capacity mark. Approximately 7 1/2" horizontal crack extending from reverse to side of jar. Two in-the-firing chips / contact marks to side of jar. An additional in-the-firing contact mark to opposite side of jar. 2 1/2" vertical line at base on front, not visible on interior.
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