Lot #: 191
Price Realized: $590.00
($500 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.
Six-Quart Stoneware Batter Pail with Cobalt Bird Decoration, attributed to the White's Pottery, Utica, NY, circa 1875, ovoid form with tubular pouring spout, handle at base on reverse, and applied clay ears with wood-and-wire bail handle, decorated on the front with a slip-trailed cobalt design of a bird with fan-shaped tail, perched on a stylized branch. In-the-making chips to underside at edge. Spout with a minor chip and a minor U-shaped line to tip. An in-the-firing ping to handle at base on reverse. Shallow chipping to one ear. Minor wear to opposite ear. A minor in-the-firing iron ping near base.
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