Lot #: 538
Price Realized: $172.50
($150 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 Rock Mills, Alabama Open-Handled Stoneware Jars, fourth quarter 19th century, an open-handled jar with incised "4" at shoulder, possibly W.D. Pound, ex-Harmer Rooke Galleries with auction sticker at shoulder, ex-Georgeanna Grier collection with painted code on underside; paired with a second open-handled jar with impressed "5" at shoulder, attributed to the Pittman Brothers. Ex-Greer jar with two hairlines at base, continuing a short distance onto underside and some wear around midsection. Unsigned Pittman jar in excellent, essentially as-made condition with an in-the-firing surface separation on underside, not visible on interior.
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