Lot #: 191
Price Realized: $590.00
($500 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.
Small-Sized Stoneware Jug with Incised Bird Decoration, Northeastern U.S. origin, circa 1830, ovoid jug with tooled spout, decorated with an incised design of a bird perched on a stylized branch, beside a small incised foliate motif. Jug includes 20th century painted wooden carving of a bird with metal legs in cork stopper. Excellent, essentially as-made condition with some in-the-firing crazing to reverse and a small iron ping next to bird. H 9 3/4".
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