
What: Fall 2010 Auction of American Stoneware and Redware Pottery
When: To Be Announced
How to Bid: Bidding Info
Price Realized: $10,062.50 (Price includes 15% buyer's premium).
Thank you all for another successful and exciting auction! Winning internet bidders will be emailed on Monday and winning Phone and Absentee bidders will receive invoices in this week's mail. We are all looking forward to our Fall 2010 auction!Extremely Rare Stoneware Jug with Incised Woodpecker Decoration, Stamped "T.F. FIELD / UTICA," circa 1828-1830, highly ovoid jug with semi-squared spout and applied handle, decorated with a large incised woodpecker design with turned head, neck stripe, and crest, and accented with numerous cobalt dots along its breast. Incised and cobalt-highlighted plant designs to the left of the woodpecker and below it. Rare maker's mark and exceptional decoration. One of a small number of stoneware pieces known with a woodpecker design. Excellent, as-made condition with a few small firing flaws. H 13 1/4".
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