Lot #: 623
Price Realized: $201.25
($175 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.
Seven Pieces of Spongeware, late 19th century, a four-gallon water cooler, two pitchers, a bean pot, a cuspidor, and a bowl, all decorated with blue sponging over a whitish ground. Water cooler in excellent condition. Larger pitcher with two minor base chips. Smaller pitcher with wear to rim. Bean pot with stained crazing to handle and interior, as well as a short line on underside of lid. Spittoon with 1 3/4" hairline from rim, a short surface line on interior of rim. Larger bowl with hairline in underside and wear to rim. Smaller bowl with 4" crack from rim and a 1 1/8" hairline from rim. H (of larger pitcher) 8 3/4".
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