Lot #: 167
Price Realized: $546.25
($475 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 7 years old, and the American ceramics market frequently changes. Additionally, small nuances of color, condition, shape, etc. can mean huge differences in price. Please Contact Us for a Current, Accurate assessment of your items.
Fine Two-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Cobalt Bird Decoration, Stamped "W A MACQUOID & CO / POTTERY WORKS / LITTLE WST 12TH ST N.Y.", circa 1870, cylindrical jar with tooled shoulder, flared rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with an artistic brushed design of a bird with turned head, perched the stems of a plant. Cobalt highlights to maker's mark and capacity mark. A rim chip on side of jar and a tiny rim nick on reverse. A small shallow chip to left handle. Some faint meandering lines on underside, which do not appear to be visible on the interior. A 3" vertical line near midsection on reverse.
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