Lot #: 80
Price Realized: $143.75
($125 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
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Unusual One-Gallon Stoneware Jug with Impressed Floral Decoration, Northeastern U.S. origin, probably New England, early 19th century, ovoid jug with footed base and heavily-tooled spout, featuring an impressed and cobalt-highlighted design of a stylized flower blossom. Additional cobalt highlight to lower handle terminal. Provenance: From a small Northeastern U.S. collection assembled during the 1950s-1990s, consigned to this auction. Very nice condition. A 5/8" base chip with a tight 1 1/2" Y-shaped line ascending from it. Some mottling to clay. Dryness to section of impressed decoration, caused by contact with another object during the firing.
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