Lot #: 304
Price Realized: $230.00
($200 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 Folky Cobalt Bird Decoration, Stamped "H B PFALTZGRAFF / YORK, PA," circa 1870-1889, cylindrical jug with flared spout, decorated on the front with a large brushed design of a bird with spotted breast and solid-cobalt wing, holding a worm in its beak. Light cobalt highlights to maker's mark and capacity mark. Bird decorations from this historic Pennsylvania stoneware operation are considered rare. Provenance: Deaccessioned from the Pfaltzgraff Pottery Archives, York, PA. Missing handle. Two large chips to spout. Some staining.
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