Lot #: 171
Price Realized: $977.50
($850 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.
Scarce One-Gallon Stoneware Jug with Large Cobalt Bird Decoration, Stamped "W ROBERTS BINGHAMTON NY," circa 1870, cylindrical jug with sloped shoulder and the thick spout, the front decorated with a large slip-trailed design of a bird with fan-shaped tail, spotted wing, and striped breast, perched on a vine morning glory vine. Unusual one-gallon size with excellent decoration. 2 1/2" hairline descending from spout on reverse. Horizontal crack in base of handle. A few tiny, in-the-firing wrinkles in clay on front.
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