Lot #: 34
Price Realized: $431.25
($375 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.
Half-Gallon Stoneware Jar, Stamped "E.J. MILLER / ALEXA," attributed to the Wilkes Street Pottery, Alexandria, VA origin, circa 1850, cylindrical jar with tooled shoulder and semi-squared rim, impressed with E.J. Miller merchant mark below rim. Excellent, as-made condition with a bloated spot near base, two small in-the-firing base chips, and a minor in-the-firing rim chip. H 6 3/4".
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