Lot #: 165
Price Realized: $718.75
($625 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.
Two-Gallon Stoneware Jug with Cobalt Pheasant on Stump Decoration, Stamped "WHITE'S. UTICA," New York State origin, circa 1860, cylindrical jug with rounded spout, decorated with a large slip-trailed design of a pheasant with turned head, spotted body, and long tail, perched on a stylized tree stump flanked by shrubs. Cobalt highlights to maker's mark and capacity mark. In-the-firing glaze drip to shoulder to right of maker's mark. Three lines in handle, which do not extend entirely through handle. Three contact marks, visible on sides and reverse of jug. Some discoloration to surface. A few minor base chips.
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