Lot #: 258
Price Realized: $230.00
($200 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.
Five-Gallon Providence, RI Stoneware Advertising Jug, circa 1860, cylindrical jug with wide, tooled spout, the front decorated with a two-stemmed daisy plant accented with dashes and spots. Impressed on shoulder "J GIBSON / 24 SOUTH MAIN ST / PROVIDENCE RI". Contact mark and salt drip at base. Base chips. Rim chips. Two faint, short lines in spout. Some faint lines in shoulder. H 19 1/4".
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