Exceptional Incised Bird Jug, Manhattan, New York area, early 19th century

Fall 2023 Stoneware Auction

Lot #: 12

Estimate: $1,000-$2,000.A Note About Estimates

An estimate is an expected selling price for an item at auction. The price ranges for each lot are considered conservative in value, and are listed as a courtesy to our bidders to give them an idea of how much they may be expected to pay to win the item. It is entirely possible for an item to sell for less or more than the given estimate.

×

◀︎ Back to Catalog

Fall 2023 Auction Catalog

◀︎ Back to Catalog

▶ Login

Sold!  $1,800.

Exceptional Stoneware Jug with Incised Pheasant Decoration, Manhattan, NY area, early 19th century, highly ovoid jug with semi-rounded spout, decorated with a large incised and cobalt-highlighted design of a standing pheasant with crest, ringed neck, detailed wing, and scalloped tail tip. This jug is one of a small body of pieces decorated by the same skilled craftsman. Two American stoneware masterworks attributed to this as-yet-unidentified potter are the Elizabeth Crane fish-decorated punchbowl in the collection of the American Folk Art Museum in New York City and the Henry Edoson bird-decorated flask in the Weitsman Collection at the New York State Museum in Albany, New York. Roughly ten pieces with this specific bird motif are known. Provenance: Crocker Farm, Inc., April 10, 2010, lot 13; Ex-Sotheby's, New York. Base chips. Hairlines at base and in handle. Two in-the-firing chips on top of spout. H 14 1/2".

Exceptional Incised Bird Jug, Manhattan, New York area, early 19th centuryExceptional Incised Bird Jug, Manhattan, New York area, early 19th centuryExceptional Incised Bird Jug, Manhattan, New York area, early 19th centuryExceptional Incised Bird Jug, Manhattan, New York area, early 19th centuryExceptional Incised Bird Jug, Manhattan, New York area, early 19th century

Click images to enlarge.

©2023 Crocker Farm, Inc. | info@crockerfarm.com | (410) 472-2016