Lot #: 363
Price Realized: $402.50
($350 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 12 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.
Rare Windsor, North Carolina Stoneware Advertising Jug, Baltimore, MD origin, circa 1875, one-gallon, ship-chandler-form jug with tooled spout, impressed with the cobalt-highlighted advertising "JAS- F- TAYLOR / GENERAL MERCHANDISE / WINDSOR- N.C.". Windsor, North Carolina is located in the Inner Banks of the state, in Bertie County. Examples of Baltimore stoneware made for the Southern market are considered rare. 1 3/4" in-the-making chip to reverse at base. Two minor chips to molding at base of spout. Horizontal hairline at base of handle.
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