Lot #: 441
Price Realized: $115.00
($100 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 Salt-Glazed Stoneware Bottles, Northeastern U.S. origin, 19th century, one impressed "JHS" with cobalt band around midsection, the other impressed with the cobalt-highlighted name, "L.W. SMITH". JHS bottle in excellent condition with minor base wear. L.W. SMITH bottle in as-made condition with a pre-firing dent to base, a 1 3/4" in-the-firing base chip, a contact mark to front, and a small in-the-firing iron ping to neck. H (of JHS bottle) 9 1/4".
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