Lot #: 275
Price Realized: $780.00
($650 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 3 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 Albany-Slip-Glazed Stoneware Harvest Jug with Elaborate Applied Grape, Floral, and Classical Figure Motifs, Ohio origin, circa 1885, wheel-thrown, domed form with applied wide and narrow pouring spouts, the handle molded in the form of a twisted rope atop leaves and a central floral finial. Front of jug with molded and applied classical figure, possibly representing Diana, Goddess of the Hunt. Reverse decorated with a large molded and applied grape vine motif. Sides of jug further decorated with relief floral motifs. Surface covered in a reddish-brown Albany slip glaze. Very nice condition with a small chip and tiny reglued piece to tip of smaller spout. H 11 3/4".
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