Lot #: 372
Price Realized: $1,020.00
($850 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 4 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.
Extremely Rare Stoneware Mug with Cobalt Decoration of a Man Raising a Mug, Inscribed "Good Luck," attributed to William Macquoid & Co., Manhattan, NY, circa 1870, barrel-form mug, decorated with a brushed design of a hatted man raising a mug in a toast, beside the inscription, "Good Luck." An iconic and desirable Macquoid motif. This mug is the first example of the form that we have seen decorated with this design. Mug broken into sections and reglued. Handle restored. A shallow, 1 1/16" glazed-over flake to rim. A minor rim chip and small filled rim chip. H 7 3/4".
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