Lot #: 99
Price Realized: $230.00
($200 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.
Two New York City Stoneware Druggist's Jars, Northeastern U.S. origin, circa 1845, a cylindrical jar with flared rim and cobalt foliate decoration, impressed with the cobalt-highlighted advertising "HOADLEY PHELPS & CO. / DRUGGISTS. / NO. 142 WATER ST. NEW YORK", attributed to T.G. Boone, Brooklyn, NY; paired with an Albany-slip-glazed jar of similar form, impressed "J. MILHAU DRUGGIST / 183 BROADWAY N-Y". Hoadley Phelps & Co. jar with rim chips, a minor base nick, a chip to the name "PHELPS", and minor surface wear. Milhau jar with rim and base chips.
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