Lot #: 490
Price Realized: $517.50
($450 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.
Very Rare Small-Sized Presentation Stoneware Butter Crock, Inscribed "Grand-Mamma from Her Good Girl", attributed to the Brown Brothers Pottery, Huntington, Long Island, New York, circa 1880, small-sized, cylindrical form with semi-squared rim, the surface covered in a chocolate-brown Albany slip glaze and incised with the inscription "Grand-mamma From Her Good Girl". Wonderful, sentimental inscription and unusual form for this maker. 2 1/2" hairline from rim on front. One base chip. H 3 1/4" ; Diameter 5 3/4".
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