Lot #: 80
Price Realized: $402.50
($350 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.
Extremely Rare PURE WINE CIDER Stoneware Advertising Jug, Baltimore, MD origin, circa 1860, one-gallon ovoid jug with tooled spout, featuring the impressed and cobalt-highlighted advertising "JOHN HORST / PURE WINE CIDER & / PICKLING VINEGAR / RETURN JUG WHEN EMPTY". Excellent advertising subject matter and highly unusual "RETURN JUG WHEN EMPTY" impression. Handle broken into pieces and reglued. 3/4" chip to spout on reverse. Minor chipping to base.
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