Lot #: 470
Price Realized: $402.50
($350 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 9 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.
Two-Gallon Salt-Glazed Stoneware Jug, Stamped " J. SWANK & CO. / JOHNSTOWN, PA," circa 1875, finely-potted ovoid jug with distinctive Swank Pottery form, including a thin strap handle, which extends from the top edge of a tall, tubular spout. Impressed with maker's mark above a two-gallon capacity mark at shoulder. A very faint 5" surface line extending upward from base on reverse, probably in-the-firing. Otherwise excellent condition.
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