Lot #: 180
Price Realized: $118.00
($100 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.
Scarce Stoneware Beer Bottle, Stamped "R. BEER / COLE & CO. / BOSTON", Baltimore, MD origin, circa 1845, cylindrical bottle with tapered neck and rounded mouth, impressed with the large cobalt-highlighted advertising "BOSTON / R. BEER". Additionally impressed with the merchant name, "COLE & CO.", on one side. Property of a New York State collector. A crack extending from neck to base. A chip to exterior of spout and some wear to interior of spout. A 7/8" base chip. Light wear to shoulder. H 10".
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