Lot #: 374
Price Realized: $977.50
($850 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.
Very Rare One-Gallon Stoneware Jug with Incised Bird Decoration, Stamped "W.H. FARRAR & Co. / GEDDES, N.Y.", mid 19th century, ovoid jug with tapered spout, decorated with a large incised and cobalt-highlighted design of a bird perched on a stylized flower. Good incised detail throughout bird, including rings to its necks and stripes to its breast. Cobalt highlight to maker's mark. This jug, produced before Farrar's well-known slip-trailed motifs came into fashion, is one of a small number of pieces with incised decoration known by this potter. Missing handle. Some roughness to surface. A minor, stained spout chip.
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