Lot #: 481
Price Realized: $86.25
($75 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.
Two Pieces of Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware, Northeastern U.S. origin, 19th century, a three-gallon jar with cobalt floral decoration, stamped "UNION POTTERY / NEWARK, N.J. / J. SIPF, Prop'r," paired with a two-gallon jug with slip-trailed floral design. Union Pottery jar with significant, wide inverted Y-shaped crack from rim and several rim chips. Jug with fry to cobalt, a spout chip, and a hairline extending partway down front.
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