Lot #: 444
Price Realized: $460.00
($400 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.
Unusual Three-Gallon Stoneware Jug with Cobalt Bird Decoration, Stamped "W. ROBERTS / BINGHAMTON, NY," circa 1870, cylindrical jug with semi-rounded spout, decorated with a very large slip-trailed bird with unusual hollow wing, perched on the stem of a flowering plant. Cobalt highlights to maker's mark and capacity mark. In-the-firing crack at base of handle, as well as two in-the-firing cracks emanating from base of handle. Some spots of fry to darker areas of cobalt. Some staining. 2" narrow chip to underside/base on reverse, with a 1" line extending upward from it. A 1 1/2" line extending upward from base on reverse.
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