Lot #: 337
Price Realized: $920.00
($800 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.
Rare Presentation Stoneware Harvest Jug with Branch-Form Handle, Inscribed "I.C. Ball. / N.Y.P. & O.R.R. / Galion. Ohio.", attributed to A.H. Rhodenbaugh, Middlebury, Ohio, circa 1855-1870, with brown-glazed, branch-form handle featuring molded acorns and roots at each terminal, the jug's surface covered in a yellowish-brown glaze and sgraffito-decorated with a floral motif and the presentation inscription for a railroad worker, "I.C. Ball. / N.Y.P. & O.R.R. / Galion, Ohio.". Loss to narrow spout. Small flakes to surface. Flakes to underside. Some flecks of old silver paint to surface. H (to top of handle) 10 3/4".
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