Lot #: 97
Price Realized: $373.75
($325 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 8 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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