Lot #: 62
Price Realized: $885.00
($750 hammer, plus 18% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 7 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.
Scarce Three-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Cobalt Chicken Pecking Corn Decoration, Stamped "F LAUFERSWEILER / EMPIRE CITY POTTERY / 517 & 519 W 27. ST. NY", circa 1880, cylindrical crock with semi-rounded rim and applied lug handles, decorated with a large slip-trailed design of a chicken with heavy feather detail, pecking kernels of corn from a stylized ground. Cobalt highlights to maker's mark and capacity mark. Provenance: Robert Meltzer Collection. Excellent condition with a minor nick to one handle and a small chip to front near base.
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