Lot #: 242
Price Realized: $2,875.00
($2,500 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 9 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 Jar with Cobalt Bird Decoration, Stamped "W. HART / OGDENSBURGH", New York State origin, circa 1860, semi-ovoid jar with tooled shoulder, flared rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with a slip-trailed design of a bird's bust with crest and striped neck, emanating from a looping line design. Cobalt highlights to maker's mark and capacity mark. A shallow chip and a small stone ping to rim. Wear to inner rim where a lid would rest. A small glazed-over stone ping near base on left side of jar's front. Some fry to cobalt.
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