Lot #: 316
Price Realized: $345.00
($300 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 Bird-on-Stump Decoration, Stamped "WHITES UTICA," New York State origin, circa 1865, cylindrical jug featuring a slip-trailed design of a bird with turned head and long tail, perched on a stylized stump. Brushed cobalt highlights to maker's mark and capacity mark. Excellent, essentially as-made condition with two minor and typical contact marks to handle, which occurred in the firing.
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