Lot #: 376
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.
Rare Three-Gallon Stoneware Jug with Slip-Trailed Cobalt Decoration, Stamped "BROWN BROTHER , / HUNTINGTON, / L.I.," New York State origin, circa 1870-1885, cylindrical jug with tapered spout, decorated with a slip-trailed looping line design flanked by leafy flourishes. Unusual decoration for this maker. Provenance: Donald Matties Collection. Literature: Pictured on p. 44 of USEFUL ART: LONG ISLAND POTTERY, Cynthia Arps Corbett, Society for the Preservation of Long Island Antiquities, 1985. Restored spout chip. A tight vertical crack to midsection on side of jug, measuring approximately 8". Additional tight surface lines or hairlines.
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