Lot #: 377
Price Realized: $143.75
($125 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.
Rare Salt-Glazed Stoneware Bottle, Stamped "J. GRASBINDER," Baltimore, MD origin, circa 1853, with rounded spout, the upper body with rare impressed "J. GRASBINDER" mark. John Grasbinder was a mead and beer brewer located on 107 Lee St. in Baltimore, circa 1853, and the successor to C. Gerber. Sealed Y-shaped crack on underside, with one section of crack extending from base to neck of jug, visible to the right of the maker's mark. A second portion of the Y continues onto base, forming a very small Y there. H 10 1/4".
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