Lot #: 311
Price Realized: $172.50
($150 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.
Scarce Three-Gallon Stoneware Jug with Louisville, KY Advertising and Stenciled Eagle Decoration, Greensboro, PA origin, circa 1875, ovoid jug with tooled shoulder and spout, the front heavily-decorated with a stenciled eagle holding a banner inscribed "Eagle Pottery," above the advertising "BAYLESS McCARTHY & Co. / LOUISVILLE, KY.". Large stenciled "3" with flourishes at base. Blurriness to decoration. Spout chip and minor spout nick. Significant cracks at base, extending up body of jug.
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