Lot #: 52
Price Realized: $960.00
($800 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.
Two-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Cobalt Bird-on-Stump Decoration, Stamped "N. CLARK JR / ATHENS NY," circa 1860, cylindrical jar with tooled shoulder, applied lug handles, and semi-rounded rim, decorated with a slip-trailed design of a crested bird with spotted wing, perched on a stump flanked by grasses. Cobalt highlights to maker's mark and capacity mark. Very nice condition. Small areas of wear to interior of rim. Shallow chipping to inner rim for lid. Water glass staining to interior. Two minor chips to shoulder molding. Shallow chips and a short line to one handle. Minor wear to edge of opposite handle. H 12".
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