Lot #: 540
Price Realized: $402.50
($350 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.
Rare Small-Sized Stoneware Harvest Jug with Lizard Handle, Midwestern origin, late 19th century, ovoid form with wide and narrow pouring spouts, the handle in the form of a lizard with applied back legs and large forked tail curling around the body of the vessel. Surface covered in a reddish-brown slip. Provenance: A fresh-to-the-market example, recently found in Indiana. Excellent, essentially as-made condition. H 8 3/4".
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