Lot #: 406
Price Realized: $40.25
($35 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.
Buffalo, NY Stoneware Advertising Jug, possibly Red Wing, MN origin, late 19th century, shoulder jug with Bristol slip body and Albany slip shoulder, decorated with a script cobalt "3" and the cobalt advertising "ERIE DISTILLING CO. / 82 GENESEE ST. / BUFFALO, N.Y." 11 1/4" vertical crack on reverse. Chips on interior of spout. Two chips to shoulder. 4" line on underside, extending 2 1/2" left side of jug. In-the-firing wrinkles in clay on underside. Small flake on underside connecting to a 1 3/4" line at base. H 16".
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