Lot #: 221
Price Realized: $517.50
($450 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 11 years old, and the American ceramics market frequently changes. Additionally, small nuances of color, condition, shape, etc. can mean huge differences in price. If you're interested in having us sell a similar item for you, please contact us here.
Three-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Cobalt Eagle with Banner Decoration, Stamped "WM. E. WARNER / WEST TROY.," circa 1850, ovoid jar with tooled shoulder, tall collar, and applied lug handles, decorated with a very large slip-trailed design of a flying eagle holding a banner in its beak. Cobalt highlights to maker's mark and two three-gallon capacity marks. Some fry to spots in eagle's wing. 3 3/4" Y-shaped line on underside, not visible on interior. Iron ping to rim on reverse.
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