Lot #: 422
Price Realized: $420.00
($350 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 4 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 Three-Gallon Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Jugs, Beaver, PA origin, circa 1865, all of ovoid form; one with brushed foliate spray, stamped "R. W RUSSELL," one with brushed flowering vine, stamped "A. RUSSELL / BEAVER, PA," and one with cross-shaped foliate motif, stamped "J. McKENZIE / BEAVER. PA." R.W. Russell jug with spider cracks to base area, an in-the-firing surface chip to front, a large base chip, a large base flake, and lines throughout handle. A. Russell jug with significant spider cracks to body, a recessed spot to midsection, and exfoliation throughout. McKenzie jug with spout chips and Y-shaped crack in spout, heavy chipping to underside, base chips, cracks emanating onto base, a small in-the-firing contact mark to side of jug,
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