Lot #: 304
Price Realized: $546.25
($475 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 11 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.
Fine Half-Gallon Redware Jug with Slip Decoration, Galena, IL origin, second half 19th century, cylindrical jug with rounded shoulder, applied strap handle, and distinctive wide spout with tooling. Surface covered in a lead glaze over a mottled pale green and orange ground. Dipped slip decoration visible on spout, shoulder, handle, side and reverse. Exceptional color on this example. Restored 1 1/2" section to side of handle near spout. Restored base chip. 7/8" in-the-firing contact mark near shoulder. A few other very minor spots of glaze wear to base of handle and spout.
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