Lot #: 269
Price Realized: $944.00
($800 hammer, plus 18% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 5 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.
Four-Gallon Stoneware Jug with Cobalt Star Decoration, Stamped "ALBANY, N.Y.", possibly R. O'Connell, Albany, NY, circa 1860, cylindrical jug with tooled shoulder and semi-rounded spout, decorated with a slip-trailed star motif composed of a swirling circle surrounded by eight rays. Slip-trailed "4" to shoulder. Very nice condition with a small spout chip. A small surface chip with faint spider lines emanating from it. Some in-the-firing iron pings to surface.
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