Lot #: 53
Price Realized: $649.00
($550 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.
Five-Gallon Alkaline-Glazed Stoneware Jug, Stamped "NB", Nelson Bass, Lincoln County, NC, circa 1880, ovoid jug with wide spout and ribbed strap handle, the surface covered in a glossy olive-green alkaline with heavy runs cascading from the shoulder. Incised on shoulder area of reverse with the number "5". Handle impressed "NB". Very nice condition with a professionally-restored 1" chip to spout above handle and a tiny handle nick.
Click images to enlarge.
A Few of the Related Items We've Sold
Exceptional M. & T. MILLER / NEWPORT, PA Stoneware Jug w/ Elaborate Bird and Floral Decoration
Extremely Rare and Monumental JOBBERS OF AKRON STONEWARE Jug w/ Decatur, IL Advertising
Exceptional Stoneware Jug by Dave, Inscribed "Lm / June 10 1853," Edgefield District, SC
Highly Important David Drake June 28, 1854 Stoneware Jug Inscribed "Lm says this handle will crack"
