Lot #: 321
Price Realized: $316.25
($275 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.
Two Pieces of Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware, attributed to the Whites Pottery, Utica, NY, second half 19th century, a four-quart batter pail with slip-trailed "running" bird decoration, paired with a four-quart cream jar with cobalt foliate decoration. Batter pail with fry to cobalt, various damage, and significant restoration, including restoration to one ear. Jar with top-to-bottom crack on side, a thinner crack with minor chip from rim on reverse, a hairline to front, and two shallow chips to underside, probably in-the-firing.
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