Lot #: 376
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.
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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