W & J M COX / DECKERTOWN, NJ Stoneware Bird Jug

November 6, 2010 Stoneware Auction

Lot #: 185

Price Realized: $1,725.00

($1,500 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)

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Rare Two-Gallon Stoneware Jug with Elaborate Cobalt Bird Decoration, Stamped "W & J M COX / DECKERTOWN, NJ," circa 1870, cylindrical jug with squared spout, decorated with a large slip-trailed cobalt bird on a stylized branch. Bird depicted with a turned head having a long bill and crest, its body accented with numerous spots and ending in a fan-shaped tail. Stylized branch decorated with wavy vines. Birds of this decorative quality on New Jersey stoneware are quite unusual. Provenance: Recently found in a New York State home. Small glazed-over stone ping on front. Two small glazed-over stone pings on reverse. Glazed-over stone ping and glazed-over chip on handle. Minor exfoliation to handle. Small base and spout chips. In-the-firing 3 1/2" Y-shaped hairline to shoulder. H 13 3/4".