Lot #: 183
Price Realized: $1,770.00
($1,500 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.
Fine Three-Gallon Stoneware Jug with Cobalt Bird-in-Wreath Decoration, Stamped "W. ROBERTS / BINGHAMTON. N.Y.", State origin, circa 1870, cylindrical jug with tooled spout, decorated with a large slip-trailed design of a fan-tailed bird with turned head, perched within a wreath-shaped, flowering plant. Typically, this design only includes a single stem to the flowering plant; the inclusion of a second stem to form a wreath is unusual. Slip-trailed cobalt highlights to maker's mark and capacity mark. Some light fry to cobalt. A small in-the-firing base chip on front. A minor base chip on right side of jug. Some minor surface flakes to base area on right side of jug. A short, minor horizontal line along bottom edge of jug.
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