Lot #: 325
Price Realized: $287.50
($250 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.
One-Gallon Stoneware Lidded Jar with Cobalt Bird Decoration, probably Riedinger & Caire, Poughkeepsie, NY, circa 1860, cylindrical crock with rounded shoulder, flared rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with a slip-trailed design of a crested bird with fan-shaped tail, perched on a stylized branch. Includes salt-glazed stoneware lid. A 4" hairline on underside, continuing 4" up reverse of jar. Two minor, in-the-firing chips to underside.
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