Lot #: 70
Price Realized: $161.00
($140 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 15 years old, and the American ceramics market frequently changes. Additionally, small nuances of color, condition, shape, etc. can mean huge differences in price. If you're interested in having us sell a similar item for you, please contact us here.
Two Stoneware Advertising Vessels, New England origin, late 19th century, a barrel-form tobacco jar impressed with the cobalt-highlighted Boston advertising, paired with a half-gallon stoneware pitcher, stamped "WM. F. BROOKS, / JEWELER'S SPECIALTIES / STONE AND EARTHENWARE / EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I." Tobacco jar with two large rim chips, wear to interior where a lid would rest, and a 1/4" line at base extending 1 1/2" onto underside. Pitcher in as-made condition with a shallow in-the-making chip to top edge of rim. H (of tobacco jar) 7 1/2".
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