Lot #: 229
Price Realized: $632.50
($550 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 Glazed Redware Jug, attributed to Jacob Medinger, Limerick Township, Montgomery County, PA, early 20th century, squat-shaped, handleless jug with incised wavy line design around shoulder and sponged manganese decoration over a mottled olive and orange clay ground. This highly unusual form may have been used as a "buggy jug" or footwarmer. Provenance: A fresh-to-the-market example, from a Pennsylvania collection amassed during the mid 20th century. Essentially as-made condition with a tiny spout nick and an in-the-firing 2" contact mark at base. H 6" ; Diameter (at base) 8 3/4".
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