Lot #: 84
Price Realized: $600.00
($500 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 2 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.
Six-Quart Stoneware Jar with Cobalt Chicken Decoration, Stamped "WEST TROY / N.Y. / POTTERY," circa 1875, cylindrical jar with tooled shoulder, flared collar, and applied lug handles, decorated with a slip-trailed design of a large chicken atop an elaborate ground with shrubs. Cobalt highlights to maker's mark and capacity mark. A spider crack on underside, forming two large Y-shaped cracks extending to midsection on reverse. Chip to front of rim. Wear to interior of rim. Tiny chips and wear to inner rim for lid. H 11".
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