Lot #: 352
Price Realized: $420.00
($350 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.
Four-Quart Stoneware Batter Pail with Cobalt Bird Decoration, attributed to the White's Pottery, Utica, NY, circa 1865, ovoid pail with tubular pouring spout, handle at base on reverse, and applied clay ears with wood-and-wire bail handle. Decorated on the front with a slip-trailed design of a fan-tailed bird atop a stylized branch. Reversed impressed "4" for four quarts. Large areas of surface crazing. A silver paint drip to right side of pail. A small amount of old, orange paint to bird decoration. A minor chip to top of rim and a small, glazed-over rim chip.
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