Lot #: 499
Price Realized: $287.50
($250 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 Advertising Stoneware, American, circa 1875, a cylindrical jar, with cobalt-stenciled advertising, "C.H. Torsch & Co. / Baltimore. Md.", attributed to A.P. Donaghho, Parkersburg, WV; paired with a one-gallon jug with the stenciled advertising "H. LAWRENCE & BRO / 244 & 246 / SOUTH PEARL. ST. / ALBANY, NY," stamped "WEST TROY / N.Y. / POTTERY". Baltimore jar with inverted 3 1/2" Y-shaped crack from rim, chips and wear to rim, and surface wear around body. Albany jug with staining, a minor nick to spout, and a 1 1/2" in-the-firing separation to underside.
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