Lot #: 503
Price Realized: $413.00
($350 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.
Three Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Bottles, Northeastern U.S. origin, 19th century, all with cobalt-decorated tops, one stamped "JOHN PARKER", one stamped "BOYD & BEARD / ROOT BEER", and one stamped "H. YOUNG". Provenance: Property of a New York State collector. Heavy wear to John Parker bottle, including in-the-firing base chips and an in-the-firing chip to top of spout. Boyd & Beard jug with a 7/8" in-the-firing chip to shoulder area, a smaller chip to base, wear to edge of shoulder, and a tiny spout nick. H. Young bottle with two minor spout chips, one with very short line descending from it, in-the-firing chips to underside at edge, and a short line to underside/base. H (of tallest) 10 1/4".
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