Lot #: 413
Price Realized: $59.00
($50 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.
Two Pieces of Salt-Glazed Stoneware, Stamped "E.J. MILLER / ALEXA.", attributed to the Wilkes Street Pottery, Alexandria, VA origin, circa 1865, an ovoid, three-gallon jar with squared rim and applied tab handles, paired with a one-gallon cylindrical jar, both impressed with a mark for Alexandria, VA merchant, Elisha Janney Miller. Three-gallon jar with a 1 1/2" flake to rim, a minor rim nick, and a shallow chip to one handle.
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