Lot #: 521
Price Realized: $632.50
($550 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.
Rare Four-and-a-Half-Gallon Jug, Stamped "N. CLARK / PARKERSBURG", Virginia (now West Virginia) origin, circa 1850, ovoid jug with tooled spout and shoulder, impressed with a large, cross-hatched "4 1/2" above the maker's mark. Shoulder decorated with two vertical, lightly-incised wavy lines. A 1" spout chip. Shallow chipping to base. Impressive and highly unusual size. H 18".
Click images to enlarge.
A Few of the Related Items We've Sold
Extremely Rare and Important Stoneware Figural Sculpture, attrib. A.P. Donaghho, Parkersburg, WV
Exceptional "Eagle Pottery" 4 Gal. Stoneware Jar with Eagle Decoration, Palatine, West Virginia
Outstanding Small-Sized Parkersburg, WV Stoneware Presentation Jar, attrib. Donaghho
Very Rare Miniature 1877 Donaghho Pottery, Parkersburg, WV Stoneware Pitcher by Walter Donaghho
Fine BOYERS & HARDEN / PALATINE, W. VA Stoneware Pitcher w/ Stencilled and Freehand Decoration
Outstanding Six-Gallon Shinnston, WV Stoneware Jar w/ Profuse Decoration
Exceptional Stoneware Pitcher w/ American Flag Design
Extremely Rare MOORE & COLVIN, Tallmadge, Ohio (Jane Lew, WV Connection) Eagle Cooler
