Lot #: 567
Price Realized: $531.00
($450 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.
Two One-Gallon Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Jugs, New York State origin, third quarter 19th century, a syrup jug, decorated with three tulips emanating from a central stem, stamped "PORTER & FRASER. / WEST TROY, N.Y."; paired with a jug featuring a stylized, slip-trailed floral motif, stamped "HAXSTUN, OTTMAN & CO. / FORT EDWARD, N.Y.". Porter & Fraser jug in essentially as-made condition with some fry to cobalt and some small in-the-firing surface flaws. Haxstun, Ottman & Co. jug with some exfoliation to bottom edge on reverse.
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