Lot #: 276
Price Realized: $1,800.00
($1,500 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 3 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.
Small-Sized Stoneware Script Jug with Shelbyville, KY Advertising, American, circa 1885, cylindrical jug with semi-squared spout, the surface dipped in a reddish-brown Albany-type slip and incised with the advertising, "For pure fine Whiskey / have this Jug filled at McGrath & Bottom's / Shelbyville / Ky." Spout chips. A small chip to handle. A few minor in-the-firing pings to surface. H 7 1/4".
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