Lot #: 201
Price Realized: $1,265.00
($1,100 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.
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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