Lot #: 242
Price Realized: $345.00
($300 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.
Two-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Cobalt Pecking Chicken Decoration, Stamped "HAXSTUN OTTMAN & CO. / FORT EDWARD N.Y.", circa 1875, cylindrical jar with tooled shoulder, applied lug handles, and semi-rounded rim, featuring a slip-trailed design of a pecking chicken atop a stylized ground. Cobalt highlights to maker's mark. Provenance: David Musser Collection. Restoration to a crack(?) in rim and shoulder area on front, extending to front terminal of right handle. A restored 4 1/2" crack from base on reverse, connecting to a Y-shaped hairline on underside. Restoration to interior of rim. Two additional small chips to interior of rim. A small chip to shoulder molding on reverse.
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