Lot #: 293
Price Realized: $1,680.00
($1,400 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)
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Fine One-Gallon Stoneware Jug with Elaborate Cobalt Floral Decoration, Stamped "WH FARRAR & Co. / GEDDES, N.Y.," circa 1860, cylindrical jug with semi-rounded spout, decorated with a large brushed and slip-trailed design of a flowering daisy plant. Cobalt highlights to maker's mark. Desirable size and strong decoration. Excellent condition with some staining, very minor wear to cobalt, and typical very minor in-the-firing flaws to surface. H 11 3/4".
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