Lot #: 299
Price Realized: $1,200.00
($1,000 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)
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Five-Gallon Double-Handled Stoneware Jug with Alkaline Glaze, Southern U.S. origin, late 19th or early 20th century, semi-ovoid jug with two small applied handles at the shoulder and semi-squared spout, the surface covered in a brown alkaline glaze with heavy blue-and-white rutile throughout. Incised "5" at shoulder. Excellent, essentially as-made condition. H 19".
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