Lot #: 501
Price Realized: $501.50
($425 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.
One-Gallon Stoneware Jug with Cobalt Bird Decoration, Stamped "W. ROBERTS BINGHAMTON. N.Y",, circa 1870, cylindrical jug with semi-rounded spout, decorated with a slip-trailed design of a fan-tailed bird perched on a stylized branch. Cobalt highlight to maker's mark. Provenance: A fresh-to-the-market example, from a long-term private collection. As-made condition with some bubbling to cobalt and two adjacent in-the-firing base chips on reverse, measuring a total of 1 1/4".
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