Fine Ohio Stoneware Harvest Jug w/ Elaborate Cobalt Decoration, c1870

Fall 2026 Stoneware Auction

Lot #: 187

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Fine Stoneware Harvest Jug with Elaborate Cobalt Decoration, OH origin, circa 1870, ovoid form with footed base, applied wide and narrow pouring spouts, and squared handle with ribbed top; decorated on the front and reverse with long spotted designs resembling corn (possibly denoting corn whisky), forming an X on the top of the jug. Further decorated below each spout and on the sides with a triangular "grapes" motif. Stripe decoration to spouts and handle and highlights to handle terminals. Provenance: Al Marzorini Collection. Originally purchased in the 1970s at an auction in the Meadows of the Dan area of Virginia; Leland Little Auctions, Sept. 18, 2010, lot 311; The Important Collection of H. Marshall Goodman Jr., Jeffrey S. Evans and Associates, Sept. 23, 2023, lot 1056; Crocker Farm, Inc., Summer 2024 Auction, lot 437. Very nice condition. An old filled chip to smaller spout and minor wear to smaller spout. Wear to handle. A circular line around top of jug, possibly in-the-making. H 13 1/2".



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