Lot #: 46
Price Realized: $177.00
($150 hammer, plus 18% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 6 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 One-Gallon Stoneware Ship Chandler's Advertising Jug, Baltimore, MD origin, circa 1875, squat-shaped, cylindrical jug with tooled spout, featuring the impressed and cobalt-highlighted advertising, "STRUVEN & WACKER / GROCERS & SHIP CHANDLERS / COR ALICE ANN & CHESTER. ST / BALTIMORE". Provenance: Dredged in the Chesapeake Bay, with smooth traces of barnacles on underside. Missing handle. Otherwise excellent condition.
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