Lot #: 239
Price Realized: $690.00
($600 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 Jar with Cobalt Bird Decoration, Stamped "S. HART / FULTON", New York State origin, circa 1860, squat-shaped jar with tooled shoulder, semi-squared rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with a slip-trailed design of a bird with solid wing and spotted body, perched on a looping flourish, beside a cobalt script "2" with flourish below. Cobalt highlights to maker's mark. Very nice condition with two minor base chips, a minor nick to one handle, and some in-the-firing residue to shoulder. Jar slumped during the firing.
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