Very Rare Baltimore Stoneware Pinched Jug attrib. Perine Pottery: "Soothing Syrup for Old and Young"

Summer 2025 Stoneware Auction

Lot #: 379

Price Realized: $780.00

($650 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)

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Very Rare Salt-Glazed Stoneware Pinched Jug with Incised Inscription, attributed to the Perine Pottery, Baltimore, MD, late 19th century, tall-necked jug with tooled accent near mouth and purposefully-depressed areas around body, incised with the humorous inscription, "Soothing Syrup / for Old and young." Includes old metal and cork stopper. One of only a few examples of hand-inscribed Perine pinched jugs known. Spout broken and reglued with old staple repair. Handle reglued. H (excluding stopper) 10 1/2".

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