Lot #: 171
Price Realized: $488.75
($425 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 9 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.
Three Westerwald Stoneware Table Articles, 18th century, one with "GR" medallion and elaborate incised decoration featuring impressed stars; a pewter-lidded jug with impressed floral motifs; and a pewter-lidded mug with impressed floral motifs and heavy column incising. Largest mug with a long S-shaped crack to front, a hairline to underside, and a shallow chip to underside at edge. Jug in excellent condition. Smaller mug in excellent, essentially as-made condition with a small in-the-firing contact mark at base. H (of tallest) 7 1/2".
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