Stoneware Jug with Unusual Slip-Trailed Figural Decoration

November 2, 2013 Stoneware Auction

Lot #: 354

Price Realized: $143.75

($125 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)

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Unusual One-Gallon Stoneware Jug with Cobalt Figural Decoration, Northeastern U.S., third quarter 19th century, cylindrical jug with rounded spout, decorated with a slip-trailed design of a creature resembling a seahorse with spotted body, crested head, and flower to the right. Fence-like design at base. Slip-trailed script word to left of decoration, possibly a name or date. 3 1/2" salt drip on side of jug. Spout chip. 1 5/8" contact mark to reverse. Small iron ping, small in-the-firing chip, and minor contact mark to handle. Faint 2" hairline extending up from base on reverse. Two small contact marks to front.