Lot #: 319
Price Realized: $86.25
($75 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, one impressed "R. GREACH 1874 / ROOT BEER," and another impressed with the large cobalt-highlighted name "J. DEVINE". Root beer bottle with spout chips, two chips to base on reverse, and reddish-brown staining. Devine bottle with minor in-the-firing line in spout. H (of Devine bottle) 10 3/4".
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