Lot #: 128
Price Realized: $2,124.00
($1,800 hammer, plus 18% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 7 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.
Scarce Three-Gallon Double-Handled Stoneware Jug with Alkaline Glaze, Stamped "CJB", Columbus Jackson Becham, Crawford County, GA, late 19th or early 20th century, beehive-form jug with tooled shoulder, tall spout, and open strap handles, the surface covered in a heavy olive-colored alkaline glaze. Impressed "CJB" on top of one handle. Provenance: Dr. Raymond L. Owen Collection. Very nice condition. A shallow flake to top of spout. Some in-the-firing lines to underside. A few short, glazed-over in-the-firing lines to spout. Some short, raised in-the-firing lines to body. H 15".
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