Lot #: 402
Price Realized: $143.75
($125 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.
Three Excavated Pieces of Westerwald Stoneware, 17th century, a Bellarmine jug with applied bearded mans bust and crest; an ovoid jug with applied buttons; and a rare mug with incised decoartion and two seals embossed "AR". Bellarmine jug missing handle, with loss to spout, and base chips. Button-decorated jug missing handle, with hairlines in rim and underside, with one hairline extending upward to shoulder. "AR" mug broken into pieces and reglued, missing handle and a few pieces. H (of mug) 4 1/2".
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