Lot #: 300
Price Realized: $258.75
($225 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.
Three-Gallon Stoneware Jug with Cobalt Grapes Decoration, Stamped "A.K. BALLARD / BURLINGTON, VT.," circa 1870, cylindrical jug with squared spout, decorated with a brushed design of a grape cluster hanging from a leafy vine with wavy tendril. Cobalt highlights to maker's mark and capacity mark. Firing flaws including some oversalting to jug and fry to cobalt. In-the-firing chipped area to handle. 1 7/8" contact mark to right of decoration. 6 1/2" hairline on side of jug. A very short and minor surface line to base.
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