Lot #: 485
Price Realized: $373.75
($325 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 8 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.
Stoneware Batter Pail with Bird Decoration, attributed to the Whites Pottery, Utica, NY, circa 1865, ovoid form with tubular pouring spout and wood-and-wire bail handle, decorated with a slip-trailed design of a fan-tailed bird "running" atop a stylized branch. Impressed "4" on reverse for four quarts. Literature: Illustrated in Stoneware, Prized Ware of Old Time Potters, in The Encyclopedia of Collectibles, Time Life Books, Alexandria, VA, 1980, p. 138. Top-to-bottom X-shaped crack on side of pail. A 1" rim chip. A minor nick to handle. A glazed-over iron ping to front.
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