Lot #: 39
Price Realized: $1,121.00
($950 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 Double-Handled Stoneware Jug with Alkaline Glaze, Stamped "JBL", Jesse Bradford Long, Crawford County, GA, circa 1860, ovoid jug with semi-rounded spout and applied handles at the shoulder, the surface covered in a glossy dark-brown alkaline glaze with lighter-brown spotting throughout. Impressed with the maker's mark, "JBL", on top of one handle. Exceptional form. Excellent, essentially as-made condition with an in-the-firing glaze drip covering the "BL" in the maker's mark, "JBL". H 16 3/8".
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