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American & Southern Auction | October 16, 2024

Wed, Oct 16, 2024 10:00AM EDT
Lot 503

Rare Colbalt Decorated Salt Glazed Bellarmine Jug Dated 1659

Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000

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German, 17th century, glazed stoneware Bartmann or "bearded man" jug, loop handle, cobalt splashes, design of bearded man near spout, the body with three oval crests each with double headed eagle and "1659", 11-5/8 x 8-1/4 in.

Provenance: Mark & Marjorie Allen, Gilford, New Hampshire (label); A North Carolina Private Collection

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Mark & Marjorie Allen, Gilford, New Hampshire (label); A North Carolina Private Collection

scattered anomalies, pinholes, firing cracks, and glaze voids, chips to base, chips and glaze voids to body, hairlines to neck and body