Lot #: 74
Price Realized: $97.75
($85 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.
Salt-Glazed Stoneware "WHITEROOT" Bottle, Northeastern U.S., circa 1870, with cylindrical body, tapered neck, and thick spout, impressed with the cobalt-highlighted advertising "DR. SMITH & SNOW / WHITEROOT / PAT. JULY. 17. '66." Small chip at base on spout with 1/2" line extending from it. Additional minor worn spot base of spout. 5/8" flake to edge on underside. H 9 3/4".
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