Rare Three-Gallon Stoneware Jug with Cobalt Man's Bust, Northeastern U.S. origin, circa 1830

Winter 2025 Auction of the Carole Wahler Collection

Lot #: 257

Price Realized: $2,400.00

($2,000 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)

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Rare Three-Gallon Stoneware Jug with Cobalt Man's Bust, Northeastern U.S. origin, circa 1830, highly-ovoid jug with tooled spout, decorated with a folky brushed design of a man's bust with buttoned coat and rectangular hat, flanked by two cobalt 3's. Provenance: Purchased by Wahler at Crocker Farm, Inc., March 31, 2023, lot 329. Excellent, essentially as-made condition. H 15".

Rare Three-Gallon Stoneware Jug with Cobalt Man s Bust, Northeastern U.S. origin, circa 1830Rare Three-Gallon Stoneware Jug with Cobalt Man s Bust, Northeastern U.S. origin, circa 1830Rare Three-Gallon Stoneware Jug with Cobalt Man s Bust, Northeastern U.S. origin, circa 1830Rare Three-Gallon Stoneware Jug with Cobalt Man s Bust, Northeastern U.S. origin, circa 1830Rare Three-Gallon Stoneware Jug with Cobalt Man s Bust, Northeastern U.S. origin, circa 1830Rare Three-Gallon Stoneware Jug with Cobalt Man s Bust, Northeastern U.S. origin, circa 1830

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