Lot #: 332
Price Realized: $88.50
($75 hammer, plus 18% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 7 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.
Two-Gallon Stoneware Jar, Stamped "A.J. BISHOP", Howells, GA origin, late 19th or early 20th century, cylindrical jar with rounded shoulder and squared rim, the exterior surface covered in a salt glaze, the interior with Albany slip glaze. Impressed with "A.J. BISHOP" maker's mark on shoulder. As-made condition with salt drips to shoulder and a 2" piece of another pot adhered to the shoulder of the jar during the firing.
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