Lot #: 449
Price Realized: $885.00
($750 hammer, plus 18% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 7 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.
Rare Three-Gallon Stoneware Jug with Elaborate Cobalt Bird and Butterfly Decoration, Stamped "NICHOLS & BOYNTON / BURLINGTON VT", circa 1856-1859, semi-ovoid jug with semi-rounded spout, decorated with a large slip-trailed design of a bird with raised wing and heavily-detailed body, perched on a stylized branch, attempting to eat a flying insect. Cobalt highlights to maker's mark and capacity mark. Provenance: Dr. Raymond L. Owen Collection. Some fry to cobalt. Base chips, which appear to be in-the-firing. A minor base flake on front, which is glazed-over.
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