Lot #: 109
Price Realized: $258.75
($225 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 10 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, American, third quarter 19th century, a two-gallon crock with brushed and slip-trailed tulip decoration, stamped "GEDDES," New York State origin; paired with a one-and-a-half-gallon, bowl-shaped jar with brushed double-tulip decoration, PA or New York State origin. Geddes crock with fry to cobalt and a shallow 1" handle chip. Unmarked jar with tiny rim chip on reverse, including a faint 4 1/2" line from rim on reverse, as well as some dryness to cobalt.
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