Lot #: 314
Price Realized: $57.50
($50 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 Stoneware Bottles, Northeastern U.S, origin, third quarter 19th century, a scarce bottle with cobalt highlights, stamped "D.W. TARR & CO. / BOTTLE NOT SOLD" and incised with the date "1853"; paired with a bottle with cobalt highlight obscuring the impressed name. Tarr bottle with hairline extending 7" up front, along with a 6" crack on back, minor base nicks, and a minor spout nick. Other bottle with heavy chipping to base, fry to cobalt, and wear to edge of shoulder. H (of Tarr bottle) 10 1/2".
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