Lot #: 383
Price Realized: $147.50
($125 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.
Two Pieces of Stoneware, American, circa 1840-1890, a two-gallon jug with cobalt "bee stinger" decoration below a stylized slip-trailed "2", impressed "M" at base on reverse, Red Wing, MN origin; paired with a four-gallon ovoid jar with brushed "4", possibly Pennsylvania or Midwestern origin. Jug in very nice condition with a spout chip and some minor traces of old paint drips to reverse. Jar in as-made condition with an in-the-firing contact mark near base, which includes a shallow chip and small adhered piece of clay, as well as an in-the-firing base chip to reverse.
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