SKINNER American Furniture & Decorative Arts

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Cobalt-decorated Salt-glazed Jug and Mug, Germany, 18th century,
the spherical jug with spout and handle decorated about the sides with
cobalt-filled incised stags, horses, stars, and scrolled foliage; a mug
made for the English market, with ribbed bands flanking an impressed
Georgius Rex medallion flanked by two incised cobalt-daubed birds,
inscribed “No. 45” under the rim, (repaired crack), ht. 5 3/8, 6 in.,
respectively.
$500-700
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Stoneware Crock with Cobalt Bird Decoration, America, mid to
late 19th century, straight-sided two-gallon crock with lug handles,
decorated with a bird perched on a branch, ht. 8 1/4 in.
$300-500
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Risley Pottery Cobalt-decorated Stoneware Jar, Sidney Risley,
Norwich, Connecticut, c. 1850, wide-mouth jar with lug handles,
the body decorated with grape clusters, Albany slip-glazed interior,
impressed “S. RISLEY NROWICH [sic]” on neck, ht. 10 3/4 in.
$300-500
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Cobalt-decorated Stoneware Jug, America, mid to late 19th century,
gallon jug with stylized cobalt blue floral decoration, (minor lip chip), ht.
11 1/2 in.
$300-500
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Cobalt Decorated Stoneware Jug with Incised Bird, Israel Seymour
& Co., Troy, New York, early 19th century, two-gallon ovoid jug with
applied reeded handle with cobalt brushed terminal, the front shoulder
decorated with an incised cobalt-filled bird perched on a branch,
impressed maker’s mark, ht. 13 1/4 in.
$600-800
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Slip-decorated Redware Loaf Dish, America, early 19th century,
oblong dish with coggled rim decorated with wavy lines and leaves,
(glaze wear, chips), ht. 3 1/4, wd. 11 7/8, lg. 15 1/2 in.
$800-1,200
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Three Cobalt Leaf-decorated Stoneware Crocks, America, third
quarter 19th century, Norton, a two-gallon crock marked “E. & L.P.
NORTON BENNINGTON VT,” a gallon crock marked “F.B. NORTON &
CO. WORCESTER MASS.,” and an unmarked gallon crock, ht. 7 1/4-8
3/4 in.
$400-600
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Painted and Bronzed Tin Pottery Trade Sign, “SNOW & COOLIDGE.
EARTHENWARE. WEST STERLING MASS.,” 18 x 14 in., accompanied
by a late 19th century illustrated wholesale catalog booklet for the
Wachusett Pottery, which was owned by Marcus Snow and Henry
Coolidge in West Sterling, Massachusetts.
Note: According to the booklet, The Wachusett Pottery was
established in 1820. It was the largest of the three major potteries in
the area, and their wares were made from the clay from the Stillwater
River.
$300-500
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