Lot #: 254
Price Realized: $143.75
($125 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 11 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 Northeastern Stoneware, 19th century, a two-gallon crock with cobalt foliate decoration, stamped "J.S. TAFT & COMPANY / KEENE, N.H.," paired with a one-gallon crock with cobalt brushwork on front and at handle terminals, stamped "SWAN & STATES / STONINGTON," Connecticut origin. Taft crock with 1 1/2" rim chip on reverse, three hairlines from rim, and some light staining. Stonington jar with 4" hairline extending up from underside, other short hairlines at base and underside, a hairline in one handle, a rim nick, and a few base nicks, one of which is glazed-over.
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