Lot #: 304
Price Realized: $230.00
($200 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 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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