Lot #: 396
Price Realized: $1,725.00
($1,500 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.
Rare Two-Gallon Stoneware Jug with Cobalt Fish Decoration, Stamped "W. HART. / OGDENSBURGH," New York State origin, circa 1860, ovoid jug with flared spout, decorated with a large slip-trailed design of a fish with open mouth, spotted body, and striped gill. Cobalt highlights to maker's mark and capacity mark. Wonderful folk art decoration. Provenance: George & Helen Vankennen Collection. A sealed circumferential crack extending through decoration indicates this jug was probably broken into two pieces at some point. Some fry to cobalt. Two small chips to side of spout.
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