Lot #: 475
Price Realized: $240.00
($200 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.
Three-Gallon Albany, NY Stoneware Advertising Jug with Cobalt Bird Decoration, NY State origin, circa 1875, cylindrical jug with tapered spout, decorated with a large slip-trailed design of a crested bird perched on a spotted leaf. Impressed "J.J. LAWLOR, / ALBANY, N.Y." above. Cobalt highlights to advertising and capacity mark. Fry to cobalt. Some shallow chipping to spout. Faint lines to top of spout. A 1 3/4" in-the-firing flake to bottom edge. H 16".
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