Lot #: 405
Price Realized: $546.25
($475 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 12 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 One-Gallon Stoneware Jug, Incised "Morgan Maker," Baltimore, MD, circa 1822-1827, ovoid jug with narrow tooled spout, incised in fine script along the shoulder "Morgan Maker," referring to Willliam Morgan, the owner of a stoneware pottery on Baltimore's Pitt Street. One of a few signed examples of Morgan's jug form known. Later blue-painted design on front. Poorly-restored handle. Base chip on side of jug and a few other minor base nicks. H 12 1/4".
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