Lot #: 419
Price Realized: $383.50
($325 hammer, plus 18% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 6 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.
Two-Gallon Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Jug, Stenciled "E.J. MILLER & CO. / QUEENSWARE & C. / ALEXANDRIA. VA.", Greensboro, PA origin, circa 1875, ovoid jug with tooled spout, featuring the stenciled cobalt advertising "E.J. MILLER & CO. / QUEENSWARE & C. / ALEXANDRIA. VA.", surrounded by stencilled flourishes. Decorated above with freehand swags and stripes along with a stenciled "2" flanked by flourishes. Base decorated with a single freehand stripe. Provenance: From a Virginia estate. Bottom edge with a few small chips and some roughness. Some areas of bubbling to cobalt. A few faint lines to shoulder. Two in-the-firing contact marks to shoulder.
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