Lot #: 450
Price Realized: $501.50
($425 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.
Two Pieces of Stoneware with Cobalt Bird Decoration, White's Pottery, Utica, NY, circa 1870, a three-gallon jug with slip-trailed "running bird" motif and inverted "WHITE'S, UTICA" maker's mark, paired with a three-gallon crock with slip-trailed "running bird" motif and "WHITES. UTICA NY" maker's mark. Jug in very nice condition with some small in-the-firing flaws to surface, some traces of old tan-colored paint, and some sticker residue to surface. Crock with significant tacky staining to surface, rim chips, a large flake to underside along bottom edge, small base chips, and two handle chips.
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