Lot #: 300
Price Realized: $258.75
($225 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.
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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