Lot #: 402
Price Realized: $1,320.00
($1,100 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)
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Fine One-Gallon Stoneware Jug with Cobalt Floral Decoration, Stamped "HARRISBURG PA.," attributed to John Young & Co., Harrisburg, PA, circa 1856-1858, cylindrical jug with tapered spout molding, brush-decorated with a tulip plant bearing two heavily-spotted blossoms. Cobalt highlight to maker's mark. Classic John Young form and decoration, potted in a desirable size. Very nice condition with a shallow chip to underside at bottom edge of jug, possibly in-the-firing, and two other in-the-firing chips to underside at bottom edge. H 12 1/4".
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