Lot #: 168
Price Realized: $442.50
($375 hammer, plus 18% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 6 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 "GEDDES. N.Y.", circa 1870, cylindrical jug with squared rim, decorated with a slip-trailed design of a crested bird perched on stylized branch with spotted leaves. Cobalt highlights to maker's mark. Essentially as-made condition with a short, in-the-firing line at base, a small piece of adhered clay on left side and an in-the-firing iron drip to reverse.
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