Lot #: 187
Price Realized: $2,040.00
($1,700 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)
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Very Rare One-Gallon Stoneware Jug with Cobalt Face-Within-Flower Decoration, attributed to M. & T. Miller, Newport, PA, circa 1870, semi-ovoid jug with semi-rounded spout, brush-decorated with a heavily-leafed stem with hanging, open blossom surrounding a human face. Cobalt highlights to handle terminals. One of a very few examples of Central Pennsylvania stoneware known featuring this design. A 9 1/2" crack descending from shoulder on front. This crack joins a second crack extending from shoulder on proper right side across front and down to midsection of proper left side. A 5/8" base chip. Top of spout with some in-the-firing chipping and traces of old green paint. H 11 1/2".
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