Lot #: 87
Price Realized: $1,380.00
($1,200 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 13 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.
Rare One-Gallon Stoneware Jug with Cobalt Fish Decoration, New York State origin, circa 1870, cylindrical jug with rounded spout and applied handle, decorated with a finely-brushed fish design with heavily-scaled body and boldly-brushed tail. Desirable design with excellent color. Provenance: A fresh-to-the-market example from and Maine collection assembled during the 1980s. Excellent condition with a recessed contact mark on reverse, a small chip on interior of spout, and two chips at edge on underside, all of which appear to have occurred in-the-making. H 11 3/4".
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