Lot #: 313
Price Realized: $431.25
($375 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 15 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.
Westerwald Stoneware Georgus Rex Ale Mug, German origin, 18th century, with bulbous body, tooled foot, and heavily-tooled collar, decorated with impressed rosettes and a checkerboard pattern surrounding an embossed crown and the initials "G R," for King George of England. Collar decorated with reddish-brown wash of iron slip. As-made condition with two salt drips to left of handle. H 6 1/4".
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