Lot #: 175
Price Realized: $345.00
($300 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.
Three Pieces of Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware, Northeastern U.S. origin, second half 19th century, a two-gallon crock with foliate design, stamped "GEDDES. N.Y"; a two-gallon crock with leaf design, stamped "SEYMOUR BOSWORTH / HARTFORD", CT origin; and a half-gallon jar, inscribed "1/2" with graduated stripes underneath, probably NJ. Geddes crock in excellent, essentially as-made condition with a short glazed-over separation from rim. Hartford crock with wide top-to-bottom crack from rim on reverse, continuing onto underside. Half-gallon jar in very nice condition with some flaking to underside and two areas of in-the-firing salt residue on underside.
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