Lot #: 66
Price Realized: $546.25
($475 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.
Five-Gallon Stoneware Jug with Cobalt Grapes Decoration, Stamped "A.K. BALLARD / BURLINGTON, VT.," circa 1870, large-sized cylindrical jug with rounded shoulder and wide, thick spout, decorated with a brushed cobalt cluster of grapes extending from a leafy vine with wavy tendril. Small nick and stone ping to front. Glazed-over stone ping to right side of jug. Two spout chips. Chip on underside at edge. Some drips of staining to surface. H 17 1/2".
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