Lot #: 376
Price Realized: $28.75
($25 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 Boston Stoneware Advertising Jugs, Northeastern U.S. origin, circa 1875, a half-gallon jug, impressed with the cobalt-highlighted advertising "JOHN CONLON, & CO / LIQUOR-DEALERS / 210 LiNCOLN St / Boston; paired with a two-gallon jug, impressed with the cobalt-highlighted advertising "JOHN SWEENY / 172 ELIOT ST / BOSTON." Provenance: Lynn White Collection, Readfield, ME. Conlon jug with base chip and stone ping to shoulder. Sweeny jug with light staining, two spout chips, and two base chips on reverse. H (of Conlon jug) 9 1/2".
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