Lot #: 448
Price Realized: $1,035.00
($900 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.
Rare Four-Gallon Stoneware Jug with Elaborate Cobalt Double Game Bird Decoration, Stamped "HUBBELL & CHESEBRO / GEDDES, NY", circa 1870, cylindrical jug with tooled spout, decorated with artistically-rendered, slip-trailed design of two game birds perched on a stump. Excellent folk art depiction with large eyes and heavily striped and spotted details to birds. Cobalt highlights to maker's mark and capacity mark. An outstanding work by the popular Geddes, NY partnership. Significant all-over cobalt touch-up to decoration. Restoration to entire underside. Additional restoration to base and left side of jug. H 18".
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