Lot #: 409
Price Realized: $172.50
($150 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 13 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 Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Jugs, circa 1875, a two-gallon jug with cobalt foliate design, marked "SEYMOUR & BOSWORTH / HARTFORD, CONN.," paired with a four-gallon Midwestern "bee stinger" jug with salt drips. CT jug with spots of fry to cobalt, a small spout nick, and a 2 1/2" in-the-firing line at base on reverse, extending 2" onto underside. Midwestern jug with contact mark on front. H (of CT jug) 14".
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