Lot #: 477
Price Realized: $324.50
($275 hammer, plus 18% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 6 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.
One-Gallon Stoneware Jug with Cobalt Bird Decoration, Stamped "WHITES.UTICA.", NY State origin, circa 1870, cylindrical jug with rounded spout, decorated with a slip-trailed design of a bird with fan-shaped tail, perched on a stylized branch. Cobalt highlight to maker's mark. A shallow, in-the-firing 5/8" surface chip to shoulder. Other minor in-the-firing contact marks to shoulder. Some bubbling of cobalt on tail. A few very minor chips to underside at edge. Some staining.
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