Lot #: 137
Price Realized: $720.00
($600 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)
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Unusual Alkaline-Glazed Stoneware Jug with Profuse Impressed Capacity Mark Decoration, NC origin, second half 19th century, ovoid jug with flared spout, the shoulder decorated with straight and wavy incised combing along with a three-gallon capacity mark impressed numerous times in a stylized pattern. Surface covered in a mottled, olive-colored alkaline glaze. Provenance: Purchased by Wahler in 1990. Very nice condition with a 2" hairline on underside extending 3" up base and small amount of exfoliation to base and underside. H 16".
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