Lot #: 449
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 New York State Stoneware, second half 19th century, a two-gallon jug with cobalt "running" bird decoration, stamped "WHITE'S UTICA"; paired with a five-gallon crock with large cobalt bird perched on a flowering vine, stamped "W. ROBERTS BINGHAMTON". Jug with fry to cobalt, large spout chip, two large adjacent base chips (one of which is glazed-over) and some staining to surface. Crock with significant cracks, which need to be stabilized, exfoliation, two handle chips, and a chip on interior of rim.
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