Lot #: 136
Price Realized: $460.00
($400 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 8 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.
Rare Stoneware Flowerpot with Molded Decoration, Stamped "WEST TROY, / N.Y. / POTTERY", circa 1880, wheel-thrown flowerpot with attached saucer, decorated with four molded and applied foliate motifs. Relief rope embellishments to rim of pot and saucer. Surface covered in an Albany slip glaze. Impressed twice with West Troy Pottery maker's mark and the number 3 on saucer. Excellent, essentially as-made condition. H 6 1/2" ; Diameter (across top) 8".
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