Lot #: 347
Price Realized: $805.00
($700 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.
Possibly Unique Two-Gallon Stoneware Jug with Cobalt Tree and Face Decoration, Stamped "F. STETZENMEYER & Co. / ROCHESTER, N.Y.", circa 1850, ovoid jug with tapered spout, decorated with a folky slip-trailed design of a willow tree with stylized human profile below. Slip-trailed "2" to shoulder. Cobalt highlights to maker's mark. Decorations other than floral motifs are considered highly unusual in Frederick Stetzenmeyer's work. A faint, approximately 8 1/2" line extending from shoulder through right side of decoration. A few other faint lines to shoulder. A small chip to bottom edge of spout molding. A minor base chip. A 5/8" in-the-firing iron ping to side of jug.
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