Lot #: 411
Price Realized: $172.50
($150 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.
Half-Gallon Baltimore, MD Stoneware Advertising Jug, Baltimore, MD origin, circa 1870, cylindrical jug with tooled spout, featuring the impressed and cobalt-highlighted advertising "E.G. HIPSLEY & CO / GROCERIES & LIQUORS, / NO. 414 N. GAY STREET / BALTIMORE". Excellent, essentially as-made condition with tiny nick to spout, probably in-the-firing. H 9 5/8".
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