Lot #: 354
Price Realized: $143.75
($125 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 12 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.
Five Spongeware Custard Cups, American, late 19th century, all of ovoid form with thin rims, decorated with heavy cobalt sponging over a whitish ground. Hairlines to one cup. A rim chip and hairline to other cup. 1" rim chip, additional chipping to rim, and an inverted Y-shaped hairline to a third cup. Two other cups in excellent condition. H (of each) 2 1/4".
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