Lot #: 453
Price Realized: $324.50
($275 hammer, plus 18% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 6 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 Pieces of Stoneware with Cobalt Bird Decorations, New York State origin, second half 19th century, a one-gallon jar with slip-trailed bird-on-branch decoration, paired with a four-gallon crock with slip-trailed double-bird decoration, stamped "S. HART / FULTON". One-gallon jar with significant restoration to surface, a crack in end of one handle, lines to body, and wear to inner rim for lid. Hart crock with significant exfoliation, a large base chip, an inverted Y-shaped crack from rim, a Y-shaped crack at base continuing onto underside. and an in-the-firing iron ping to side.
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