Lot #: 226
Price Realized: $2,415.00
($2,100 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 10 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.
Exceedingly Rare and Important Four-Gallon Stoneware Cream Jar with Stenciled Cobalt Cat Decoration, Stamped "WEBSTER & BERGEN / NORTH BAY", New York State origin, circa 1850, ovoid jar with tooled shoulder, flared rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with a stenciled design of a standing cat atop a stylized ground featuring inverted triangles and circles. Brushed cobalt number 4 to shoulder. Brushed cobalt highlights to maker's mark and handle terminals. Cat designs from any 19th century American stoneware pottery are considered highly unusual. This jar is believed to be one of a very few cat-decorated North Bay, NY pieces known. In-the-firing contact marks to base area. A small chip to exterior of rim and two minor in-the-firing nicks to interior of rim. A faint 9" diagonal line to base area on reverse. H 12 1/2".
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