Lot #: 228
Price Realized: $708.00
($600 hammer, plus 18% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 7 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 Half-Gallon Stoneware Advertising Jug with Incised Federal Eagle Decoration, New York State origin, Dated 1872, cylindrical jug with tooled spout, decorated with an incised and cobalt-highlighted design of a Federal eagle holding a banner in its beak, dated 1872. Incised above with the cobalt-highlighted inscription, "1/2 gal / M. Farrell & Co. / 95 Haverhill St.". Additionally incised with a script "C" on underside. Provenance: Robert Meltzer Collection. Some light chipping to spout and a faint 3/4" surface line to spout. A few small stone pings to surface. H 9 3/4".
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