Lot #: 136
Price Realized: $1,560.00
($1,300 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)
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Alkaline-Glazed Stoneware Jug, attributed to B.F. Landrum, Edgefield District, SC, circa 1850, highly ovoid jug with tooled spout, the surface covered in a runny light-olive alkaline glaze. Appealing unglazed fingerprints at base, created when the jug was dipped in its glaze. A 1 1/8" base chip. Otherwise excellent condition with a name written in old white crayon on underside. H 9 1/2".
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