Lot #: 256
Price Realized: $316.25
($275 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-Gallon Stoneware Jug with Bird Decoration and Boston Advertising, New York State origin, circa 1880, cylindrical jug with sloped shoulder and tall, squared spout, decorated with a slip-trailed design of a fat-bodied bird perched on a stylized branch. Impressed, "JOHN CONLON & CO / GROCERS / Wine & Spirit Merchant / 210 Lincoln St BostoN." Small chips to spout. Otherwise excellent condition. H 15".
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