Lot #: 461
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.
One-Gallon Boston, MA Stoneware Advertising Jug with Cobalt Bird Decoration, New York State origin, circa 1875, cylindrical jug with tooled spout, decorated with a slip-trailed design of a crested bird perched on a leaf. Impressed with the cobalt-highlighted advertising "E.A. BUCK & CO. / 14 BLACKSTONE STREET, / BOSTON, MA". Provenance: David Musser Collection. Several small spout chips. Some small bits of in-the-firing clay residue to right side of jug. Two small base chips on reverse.
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