Lot #: 263
Price Realized: $575.00
($500 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.
Extremely Rare One-Gallon Reisterstown, MD Stoneware Advertising Jar, Stamped "P. HERRMANN," Baltimore, MD origin, circa 1875, cylindrical jar with squared rim, impressed with the cobalt-highlighted advertising "FROM / RUSSEL & BRO / DEALERS IN DRY GOODS / GROCERIES & C / REISTERSTOWN, MD." One of the rarest examples of Baltimore advertising stoneware we have seen. A few minor and very faint lines in underside. Two very small nicks on top of rim. H 9 1/2".
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