Lot #: 474
Price Realized: $316.25
($275 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 Bird Decoration and New York City Advertising, New York City origin, circa 1880, cylindrical jar with flared collar and applied lug handles, decorated with a slip-trailed design of a bird perched on a stylized branch. Impressed above with the cobalt-highlighted advertising, "JOHN . KANE / 351 3rd AVE / NEW YORK". Cobalt highlights to capacity mark. Two chips and a hairline to one handle. Two shallow chips to interior of rim. Knicks to inner rim where a lid would rest. Some staining to surface.
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