Lot #: 229
Price Realized: $632.50
($550 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 8 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 Glazed Redware Jug, attributed to Jacob Medinger, Limerick Township, Montgomery County, PA, early 20th century, squat-shaped, handleless jug with incised wavy line design around shoulder and sponged manganese decoration over a mottled olive and orange clay ground. This highly unusual form may have been used as a "buggy jug" or footwarmer. Provenance: A fresh-to-the-market example, from a Pennsylvania collection amassed during the mid 20th century. Essentially as-made condition with a tiny spout nick and an in-the-firing 2" contact mark at base. H 6" ; Diameter (at base) 8 3/4".
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