Lot #: 108
Price Realized: $201.25
($175 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 13 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.
Two Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Jugs, late 19th century, the first a three-gallon Midwestern jug with "bee stinger" decoration, the second a one-gallon advertising jug for "B. Breakstone / WBarre.Pa," stamped "LEWIS JONES / PITTSTON, PA." Midwestern jug with minor spout wear and dryness to shoulder. Lewis Jones jug with fry to cobalt, small chip on front of spout, long shallow chip on back of spout, and small chip to handle. H (of Lewis Jones jug)10 1/2".
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