Lot #: 42
Price Realized: $460.00
($400 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.
Unusual One-Quart Stoneware Advertising Jug, Baltimore, MD origin, circa 1875, cylindrical jug with tooled spout, featuring the impressed and cobalt-highlighted advertising "JOHN F O'HARA / WHOLESALE & RETAIL GROCER / CATHEDRAL & BIDDLE STS / BALTIMORE". Excellent size. Large in-the-firing dry contact mark to right side of jug's front. Two minor base chips, one of which is glazed-over. H 7 3/4".
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