Lot #: 239
Price Realized: $690.00
($600 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-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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