Lot #: 200
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 New York State Stoneware, second half 19th century, a two-gallon jug with cobalt bird decoration, stamped "WHITE & WOOD / BINGHAMTON, NY," circa 1885; paired with a two-gallon cream jar cylindrical jug with tall spout, decorated with elaborate cobalt floral decoration, stamped "W.H. FARRAR & Co / GEDDES, N.Y." Jug with large area of restoration to reverse, continuing a short distance onto underside, a glazed-over spout chip, a few small, shallow post-firing spout chips, a small glazed-over handle chip, and a salt drip to front. Farrar jar with significant restoration over most of surface, including some touch-up to top of floral design and freehand "2". Additionally, some exfoliation visible on side and reverse and some wear to interior of rim.
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