Lot #: 222
Price Realized: $472.00
($400 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.
Rare One-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Impressed Bird and Eagle Motifs, Stamped "JACOB CAIRE / POKEEPSIE NY," circa 1849-1852, cylindrical jar with tooled shoulder and flared rim, decorated with impressed and cobalt-highlighted design of song birds in a branch and raised-wing Federal eagle with shield, perched atop a globe. Cobalt highlights to maker's mark. This jar is the first Caire example decorated with these stamps that we have ever offered. Two in-the-firing chips to underside at edge. A 3/4" in-the-firing surface chip to shoulder, a minor in-the-firing iron ping to front, and a small in-the-firing surface chip to right side. Minor rim chips.
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