Lot #: 344
Price Realized: $2,400.00
($2,000 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 4 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.
Very Rare Two-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Cobalt Leaping Rabbit Decoration, Albany, NY origin, probably R. O'Connell Pottery, circa 1860, cylindrical jar with rounded shoulder, flared collar, and applied lug handles, decorated with a slip-trailed design of a leaping rabbit atop a stylized ground with four, spotted oval motifs, possibly representing bushes or cabbage plants. Slip-trailed "2" to shoulder. Outstanding decoration and exceptionally vivid color. Excellent condition with two small rim chips, a small chip to right handle, a minor in-the-firing ping to left handle, and some water glass staining to interior.
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