Lot #: 495
Price Realized: $354.00
($300 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.
Three-Gallon Stoneware Jug with Cobalt Paddletail Bird Decoration, Stamped "N.A. WHITE & SON, / UTICA, N.Y.", circa 1885, cylindrical jug with tall spout, featuring a brushed and slip-trailed design of a bird with paddle-shaped tail, perched on an unusual banner-like motif intersected by a flowering vine. Provenance: David Musser Collection. Several small spout chips. Salt drips to shoulder. A partially-exposed, in-the-firing iron ping to left of decoration. A small piece of adhered clay to shoulder.
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