Lot #: 379
Price Realized: $201.25
($175 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.
Salt-Glazed Stoneware Mortar with Wooden Pestle, Southeastern U.S. origin, 19th century, the mortar with large rounded foot, flared body, and rounded rim, covered in a heavy salt glaze over a dark clay ground. Includes 19th century wooden pestle with tooled bands and brown and black paint. Mortar in excellent condition. Pestle with expected wear and paint loss. H (of mortar) 5 3/4".
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