Lot #: 363
Price Realized: $690.00
($600 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 Three-Gallon Stoneware Jug, Inscribed "Newark Pottery / 1868", probably John R. Osborn, Newark, NJ, 1868, semi-ovoid jug with tall spout, decorated with the angled slip-trailed inscription "Newark Pottery. / 1868". Decorated above with a slip-trailed "3." with graduated underscoring. Probably made at John R. Osborn's stoneware operation in Newark, which he branded as "Newark Pottery". Excellent condition with a small spout chip on reverse and some light staining.
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