Lot #: 568
Price Realized: $649.00
($550 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 Stoneware Jugs with Cobalt Decoration, New York State origin, circa 1870-1880, one with cobalt script advertising for "John J. Luther / Ballston", stamped "FORT EDWARD / STONEWARE CO / FORT EDWARD, N.Y."; paired with a jug with ornate slip-trailed "1", stamped "TROY, N.Y. / POTTERY". Provenance: A fresh-to-the-market lot, from a long-term private collection. Both in excellent, essentially as-made condition. Ballston jug with the black marker notation, "IL", on underside.
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