Lot #: 474
Price Realized: $316.25
($275 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 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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