Lot #: 191
Price Realized: $546.25
($475 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.
Unusual Two-Gallon Stoneware Jug with Incised Bird Decoration, New York State origin, circa 1870, cylindrical jug with semi-rounded spout, decorated with an incised and cobalt-highlighted design of a bird with crest and ringed neck, perched on a leafy branch. Good incised detail to bird's breast and belly. Cobalt highlight to capacity mark. Relatively few incised pieces from this later period of manufacture are known. Large X-shaped crack on reverse extending from base. This crack continues onto underside, where it is restored. A glazed-over iron ping to side of jug. A short glazed-over line at base. A very faint horizontal line at base of handle.
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