Lot #: 620
Price Realized: $57.50
($50 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 Rockingham-Glazed Spittoons, American, second half 19th century, a wheel-thrown example with carved semi-circular opening, covered in a reddish-brown Rockingham glaze, paired with a molded octagonal example with raised flowering urn motifs. Wheel-thrown example with base chips, a 2 1/2" line from base, and wear to rim. Molded example with a small in-the-firing rim chip and some light wear to surface. H (of wheel-thrown example) 4 5/8" ; D (of wheel-thrown spittoon) 8 3/8".
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