Lot #: 28
Price Realized: $57.50
($50 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.
Unusual Albany-Slip-Glazed Stoneware Ink Bottle, Stamped "W. SMITH / GREENWICH / NEW YORK," circa 1840, cylindrical bottle with tapered shoulder and tall spout, the surface covered in a brownish Albany slip glaze. Impressed with scarce W. Smith maker's mark at shoulder. In-the-firing contact mark to maker's mark. A shallow 1 1/4" base chip, which occurred in the firing. Wear to edge of shoulder. Rim chips. H 6 1/2".
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