Lot #: 149
Price Realized: $143.75
($125 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 14 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 Midwestern Stoneware Jugs, late 19th century, a squat-shaped two-gallon jug with cobalt bee decoration, paired with a cylindrical two-gallon jug with stenciled 2. Shorter jug with spout wear and horizontal crack in handle. Taller jug with contact mark on side and top of handle as well as a stone ping on reverse with 4" hairline extending through it. H (of shorter jug) 12".
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