Lot #: 97
Price Realized: $373.75
($325 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.
Unusual One-Gallon New York City Stoneware Druggist's Jar with Iron-Oxide Decoration, probably English origin, circa 1830, ovoid jar with applied lug handles, semi-rounded rim, and coggled shoulder, impressed with the advertising "JACQUES & MARSH / DRUGGISTS / NO 56 PEARL STREET / NEW YORK". Upper portion of jar dipped in a reddish-brown iron-oxide slip. Base chip. A chip and nick to one handle. A nick and minor chip to opposite handle. Numerous small nicks to rim, primarily on interior.
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