Lot #: 100
Price Realized: $402.50
($350 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 11 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.
Three-Gallon Stoneware Advertising Jug with Large Cobalt Bird Decoration, Stamped "A.B. WHEELER & CO., / 69 Broad Street, / BOSTON, MASS.," circa 1875, cylindrical jug with semi-squared spout, decorated with slip-trailed design of a crest bird with long tail, perched on a leaf. In-the-making, glazed-over scratch to shoulder. Salt drip at base. Chip to top of spout, possibly in-the-firing. In-the-firing lines on underside. 1 3/4" x 3/8" chip to side of jug, possibly in-the-firing.
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