Lot #: 424
Price Realized: $373.75
($325 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 10 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.
Two-Gallon Stoneware Jug with Cobalt Bird Decoration, Stamped "O.L. & A.K. BALLARD / BURLINGTON, VT.," circa 1870, cylindrical jug with pronounced squared spout, decorated with a large slip-trailed design of a bird with long tail, perched on a stylized branch. Cobalt highlights to maker's mark and capacity mark. Long, fairly-tight crack on underside, which forms an S and extends approximately 7 1/2" up reverse. Traces of old white paint to spout.
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