Lot #: 244
Price Realized: $115.00
($100 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.
Rare Mobile, AL Stoneware Ship Chandlers Jug, American, late 19th century, squat-shaped jug with Albany slip glaze, incised "Compliments / of / Dominick Kunz." Kunz is listed in the book Mobile, Her Trade, Commerce, and Industries: 1883-84 as a "grocer and dealer in Dealers in Ropes, Seines, Gill Nets, Twine, and Fishing Tackle." According to this book, he also offered "a full-line of. . . ship chandlers, oyster tongs, rakes, etc." Numerous small spout chips. Small chips and wear to handle. H 6 3/8".
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