Lot #: 186
Price Realized: $805.00
($700 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 14 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 Advertising Jug with Bird Decoration, Stamped "FULPER BROS., / FLEMINGTON, N.J.," late 19th century, cylindrical jug with rounded shoulder and squared spout, decorated with a cobalt bird perched on a branch, along with the advertising "Acker Merrall, & Condit Grocers." The inclusion of a bird design and makers mark on this jug make it one of the better examples of Fulper advertising stoneware we have seen. Includes an amber-colored glass flask, embossed "ACKER MERRALL & CONDIT / N.Y." Provenance: Tom McCandless Collection, Hopewell, NJ. Near mint condition with two small glazed-over spout chips to jug. H 10 3/4".
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