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One and One Half Gallon Ovoid Aliff Stoneware Jar

Currency:USD Category:Antiques / Firearms & Armory Start Price:1,200.00 USD Estimated At:2,500.00 - 4,000.00 USD
One and One Half Gallon Ovoid Aliff Stoneware Jar
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Made by M&N Aliff Manufacturing, Mound City, Illinois, this 1 1/2 gallon stoneware jar is brown in color and is marked "M & N ALIFF/MANUFACTURER,S/MOUND CITY/ILLS". The jar has a wide lipped rim, stands approximately 8 3/4 inches high and is approximately 8 inches wide. Moses and Noah Aliff born in England and Canada respectively began making stoneware in Maine in the 1850s and in Mound City, Illinois in the 1860s and 1870s. Samples of their work from Mound City were exhibited at the Paris Expo in 1867. In the 1880s Noah lived in Pulaski, Illinois and made pottery with his nephews James and Albert.
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Condition: Excellent with a couple of minor chips on the rim and a couple minor glaze pops.