Lot #: 165
Price Realized: $510.00
($425 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)
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Alkaline-Glazed Stoneware Jug, possibly Thomas Owenby Pottery, Union District, SC, circa 1860, ovoid jug with footed base, tooled shoulder, tapered spout molding, and applied strap handle, the surface covered in a mottled gray-green alkaline glaze with high gloss. Very nice condition. A few small chips to bottom edge of jug. Two minor in-the-making surface lines to interior of spout, not visible on exterior. A short in-the-making line to shoulder area on exterior, which appears to be surface-level only. H 11 1/2".
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