Lot #: 379
Price Realized: $501.50
($425 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.
Scarce One-Gallon Stoneware Jug with Stenciled Cobalt Eagle Decoration, Stenciled "A.P. Donaghho, / Fredericktown, / Pa.", circa 1875, ovoid jug with tooled spout, decorated with a crisply-stenciled design of a spread-winged Federal eagle with shield, holding arrows and an olive branch. A tight top-to-bottom crack on side of jug. A few typical in-the-firing contact marks to surface.
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