Lot #: 201
Price Realized: $1,265.00
($1,100 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 9 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.
Fine Three-Gallon Stoneware Jug with Incised Bird Decoration, Stamped "I. SEYMOUR / TROY . FACTORY," New York State origin, circa 1830, ovoid jug with semi-squared spoput. decorated with an incised design of a bird with turned head, heavily-incised wing, and impressed eye, perched atop a stylized leaf. Light cobalt highlighs to incising, maker's mark, and capacity mark. Provenance: A fresh-to-the-market example, from a collection consigned to this auction, which was assembled during the 1980s. Excellent, essentially as-made condition.
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