Lot #: 187
Price Realized: $28.75
($25 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 10 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.
Salt-Glazed Stoneware Canning Jar, Stamped ".C MILBURN," Alexandria, VA origin, circa 1867-1873, cylindrical jar with flared collar and unusual Albany-slip-glazed interior, with impressed Milburn maker's mark on shoulder. The mark ".C MILBURN" is likely the mark of Stephen Calvert Milburn, "S.C. MILBURN," used at a time when the "S" had broken off. Shallow 1 1/4" chip to top of rim, possibly in-the-firing. H 6 7/8".
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