Lot #: 22
Price Realized: $517.50
($450 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.
Two-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Incised Bird Decoration, Stamped "I. SEYMOUR / TROY", New York State origin, circa 1830, ovoid jar with tooled shoulder and applied lug handles, decorated with an incised and cobalt-highlighted design of a bird with impressed eye, perched on a stylized leaf. Cobalt highlights to maker's mark and handle terminals. A 5" crack from rim on reverse. A few small rim chips. Salt drips to lower left side of front. A faint X-shaped line at base on right side of jar.
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