Lot #: 105
Price Realized: $345.00
($300 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 8 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.
Four-Gallon New York City Stoneware Advertising Jug with Cobalt Bird Decoration, New York State origin, circa 1880, large-sized, cylindrical jug with tapered spout, decorated with a slip-trailed design of a crested bird with fan-shaped tail, perched on a leafy stem. Impressed above with the cobalt-highlighted advertising "JAMES HETHERINGTON / 398 GREENWICH ST / NEW YORK". Bottom of jug is rounded, which keeps the jug from sitting flat. An in-the-firing 1/2" chip / contact mark to right side of jug. An in-the-firing contact mark to the letter "K" in "NEW YORK". H 17 3/4".
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