Lot #: 408
Price Realized: $373.75
($325 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.
Two-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Cobalt Bird Decoration, Stamped "WHITES UTICA," New York State origin, circa 1865, cylindrical jar with rounded shoulder, applied lug handles, and semi-rounded rim, decorated with a slip-trailed design of a fan-tailed bird perched on a stylized branch. Cobalt highlight to maker's mark. A faint 3 1/2" line on underside, which form a "Y" at base on side of jar and connects to a second long, very faint line running vertically on the reverse. A minor in-the-firing base chip on reverse. Two other minor chips to bottom edge. A minor nick to one handle.
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