Lot #: 190
Price Realized: $143.75
($125 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 9 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.
Four Stoneware Beer Bottles, American, 19th century, one with cobalt-decorated top, stamped "F. GLEASON / LEMON BEER"; one with the cobalt-decorated mark, "W,W. WRIGHT / ROOT BEER"; one impressed "NORFOLK BEER" with light Albany slip glaze; and one impressed "LOWREY'S XX". Gleason bottle with chipped section to base and some fry to cobalt. Wright bottle with a few base chips, a line to shoulder, and a piece of clay adhered to underside. Norfolk Beer bottle with partially-drilled hole at base, lines to spout and shoulder area, and several chips. Lowrey's bottle in excellent condition. H (of Gleason bottle) 9".
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