Lot #: 39
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.
Three-Gallon Double-Handled Stoneware Jug, NC origin, circa 1880, ovoid jug with semi-rounded spout and open strap handles, the surface dipped in Albany slip and covered in a salt glaze. This glaze treatment has created interesting light-green and orange coloration to one side. Incised "3" below one handle. Flakes to underside, probably in-the-firing. Two chips to one handle. One chip to opposite handle.
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