Lot #: 500
Price Realized: $201.25
($175 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 Pieces of Stoneware with Cobalt Bird Decoration, attributed to Flack & Van Arsdale, Cornwall, Ontario, circa 1875, a five-gallon jug with slip-trailed bird perched on a flowering branch, with a six-gallon churn with similar motif. Jug in essentially as-made condition with fry to cobalt and a slumped spout. Churn with exfoliation, significant touch-up to decoration, varnish to surface, a large rim chip, and chips to inner rim area.
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