Lot #: 62
Price Realized: $206.50
($175 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.
Three Alabama Stoneware Jugs, 19th century, a squat-shaped, one-gallon salt-glazed jug with heavy drip to spout area; a two-gallon cylindrical jug with light alkaline glaze; and a double-handled five-gallon jug with green alkaline glaze, Rock Mills origin. One-gallon jug with in-the-firing contact mark or possible small, filled hole at base. Two-gallon jug with shallow spout chips. Five-gallon jug in excellent condition with some traces of old paint to surface, unrelated to any sort of restoration. H (of five-gallon jug) 19 1/4".
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