Lot #: 427
Price Realized: $201.25
($175 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 Ballard Stoneware, Burlington, VT, third quarter 19th century, a four-gallon jug with cobalt floral decoration, stamped "BALLARD & BROTHERS / BURLINGTON, VT"; paired with a two-gallon jug with spotted cobalt floral decoration, stamped "O.L. & A.K. BALLARD / BURLINGTON, VT". Four-gallon jug with a 3/4" chip on top of spout, two faint lines to spout, a glazed-over spout, one faint line to shoulder, and two short glazed-over lines at base on reverse. Two-gallon jug with large chip / contact mark to front, a smaller contact mark to side of jug, some fry to cobalt, a minor base chip, a few small chips and short lines in spout.
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