Lot #: 421B
Price Realized: $143.75
($125 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 Miniature Stoneware Jug with Hagerstown, MD Advertising, American, circa 1900, molded cylindrical jug with tapered shoulder and brown-and-white-glazed surface, featuring the cobalt advertising "ERNEST W. MILLER / Seeds & Poultry Supplies / HAGERSTOWN, MD." A difficult-to-find example of Maryland-related stoneware with interesting agricultural advertising. Recently found in Florida. Excellent, as-made condition. H 3 3/8".
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