Rare Bristol Slip Stoneware Mini Jug with Cobalt Decoration Depicting James Garfield

October 17, 2015 Stoneware Auction

Lot #: 130

Price Realized: $460.00

($400 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)

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Rare Miniature Stoneware Jug with Cobalt Bust Portrait, Akron Stoneware Company, Akron, OH, circa 1900, molded jug with Bristol-slip-glazed surface, decorated with a brushed cobalt bust portrait of a bearded man with jacket and bow tie. Decoration appears to depict President James Garfield, although his death date of 1881 is probably too early for this jug. Excellent, essentially as-made condition. H 3 1/4".

Rare Bristol Slip Stoneware Mini Jug with Cobalt Decoration Depicting James Garfield

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