Lot #: 6
Price Realized: $86.25
($75 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-Gallon Brooklyn, NY Stoneware Advertising Jug, Northeastern U.S. origin, circa 1860, cylindrical jug with tooled shoulder and rounded spout, decorated with a slip-trailed cobalt floral design. Impressed with the advertising "LOUIS C D' HOMERGUE / LIQUOR DEALER / 16 FULTON ST / BROOKLYN NY." Flake and spidering cracks on underside, extending partway up sides of jug in two places. Spout slumped during firing. Small nick to spout. H 15 1/2".
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