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Outstanding Salt-Glazed Stoneware Pitcher with Cobalt Goat and Barrel Decoration, attributed to the William Macquoid Pottery, Manhattan, NY, circa 1870, ovoid pitcher with footed base and narrow collar, decorated with an extremely rare brushed design of a rearing goat facing a barrel and tree atop a stylized ground. Heavy brushwork fills the animal's body and delineates the banding, staves, and curvature of the barrel. Cobalt banding to foot and molding at base of collar. This wonderful pitcher's decoration, form, and color lead to a firm attribution to the William Macquoid pottery of Little West 12th Street in Manhattan, New York. Along with a related mug in this auction, it is the only piece of Macquoid stoneware that we have offered depicting a goat and barrel, images associated with bock beer. This term comes from the Bavarian word, "Einbeck," pronounced "Ein Bock," meaning "billy goat." An exceptional work, featuring the distinctive, highly artistic brushwork synonymous with Macquoid stoneware. Provenance: Ex-Collection Lawrence Turner, Babylon, NY. Two filled chips to exterior of rim, measuring 7/8" and 3/4". Otherwise excellent condition with some small spots of wear to cobalt. H 9 1/8".