Lot #: 156
Price Realized: $480.00
($400 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)
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One-Gallon Stoneware Jug with Cobalt Watch Spring Decoration, Manhattan, NY or NJ origin, circa 1775, ovoid jug with footed base and heavily-tooled spout, decorated with a spiraling "watch spring" motif at the shoulder. Cobalt highlights to handle terminals. A 1 7/8" flake to side of handle. A minor in-the-firing surface chip (contact mark) to proper left side and reverse. A few minor base nicks. H 11 1/2".
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