Lot #: 439
Price Realized: $1,416.00
($1,200 hammer, plus 18% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 7 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.
Four Advertising Stoneware Match Safes, attributed to the Whites Pottery, Utica, NY, late 19th century, one with two-sided advertising featuring a flying eagle for the "AMERICAN BREW CO. / ROCHESTER, N.Y"; one with two-sided advertising for "WESTCOTT & PARKER / DEALERS IN COAL & WOOD / UTICA, N.Y."; one with the advertising slogan, "SMOKE / LaFlor De Lighton. / 100. CIGAR. / C. FRANK LIGHTON, Syracuse, N.Y."; and one with the advertising slogan "COMPLIMENTS OF / Jordan / NO 1422 7TH ST NW". Provenance: Robert Meltzer Collection. All in excellent condition. H (of American Brew. Co. match safe) 3 1/4".
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