Lot #: 347
Price Realized: $805.00
($700 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.
Possibly Unique Two-Gallon Stoneware Jug with Cobalt Tree and Face Decoration, Stamped "F. STETZENMEYER & Co. / ROCHESTER, N.Y.", circa 1850, ovoid jug with tapered spout, decorated with a folky slip-trailed design of a willow tree with stylized human profile below. Slip-trailed "2" to shoulder. Cobalt highlights to maker's mark. Decorations other than floral motifs are considered highly unusual in Frederick Stetzenmeyer's work. A faint, approximately 8 1/2" line extending from shoulder through right side of decoration. A few other faint lines to shoulder. A small chip to bottom edge of spout molding. A minor base chip. A 5/8" in-the-firing iron ping to side of jug.
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