Lot #: 344
Price Realized: $172.50
($150 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.
Unusual Two-Gallon Stoneware Jug with Two-Color-Slip and Incised Decoration, probably Midwestern origin, second quarter 19th century, ovoid jug with tooled shoulder and semi-rounded spout, featuring an incised and cobalt-highlighted design of a flower emanating from a leafy branch. Unusual Albany slip highlight to interior of blossom and surrounding its outer edge. Brushed cobalt swags to shoulder. Provenance: A fresh-to-the-market example, which descended in a Michigan family. Long horizontal crack at base, primarily on reverse, connecting to a thinner crack extending across most of underside. Minor base nicks.
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