Lot #: 15
Price Realized: $373.75
($325 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.
Rare One-Gallon Stoneware Jug with Fireman Slogan, Stamped "LYONS," New York State origin, circa 1850, ovoid jug with thick spout and applied strap handle, decorated with the slip-trailed cobalt slogan "not a fear / when your (a) fireman." Highly unusual decoration. Spidering cracks extending partway down front of jug from shoulder. Shallow spout chip, which possibly occurred in the making. In-the-firing touch mark on right side of jug. H 11 1/2".
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