Lot #: 470
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.
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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