Lot #: 408
Price Realized: $373.75
($325 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.
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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