Lot #: 258
Price Realized: $172.50
($150 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 10 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.
Three-Gallon Stoneware Jug with Cobalt "Bee-Stinger" Decoration, Midwestern origin, probably Red Wing, MN, late 19th century, squat-shaped jug with tooled and rounded shoulder and semi-squared spout, decorated with a stylized slip-trailed "3" underscored by a "bee stinger". Four "turkey droppings" (salt drips) to shoulder. Fry to cobalt.
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