Lot #: 242
Price Realized: $826.00
($700 hammer, plus 18% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 6 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.
Five-Gallon Double-Handled Stoneware Jug with Cobalt Decoration, Stenciled "C L WILLIAMS / & CO / NEW GENEVA / PA", circa 1895, cylindrical jug with tooled spout and applied handles at the shoulders, the front featuring C.L. Williams maker's stenciling, freehand stripes, and a freehand "5" at base. Brushed cobalt highlights to handle terminals. Desirable form. Provenance: From an over forty-year private collection. Excellent, essentially as-made condition with a small, in-the-making mark (possibly from a thumbnail) at base on reverse.H 19 1/2".
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