Lot #: 333
Price Realized: $300.00
($250 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)
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Rare Two-Gallon Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Jug, Stamped "F L HARVEY WATERTOWN," NY State origin, circa 1830, highly-ovoid jug with semi-rounded spout, decorated with a cobalt-script "2" surrounded by a stylized wreath. Brushed cobalt highlight to mark above. The first example bearing this stamp that we have offered. Form, color, and decoration related to early N. White / Utica pieces. Two vertical lines on reverse, each measuring approximately 7 1/2". Some staining. A small spot of wear to handle. A small in-the-firing iron ping below decoration. H 13 1/2".
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