Lot #: 197
Price Realized: $383.50
($325 hammer, plus 18% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 6 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 Pieces of Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware, attributed to R.T. Williams, New Geneva, PA, circa 1880, a two-gallon jug with cobalt script "2", decorated with various stripes, dashes, and flourishes, paired with a three-gallon jar, featuring a cobalt script "3" and similar freehand decoration. Provenance: From an over forty-year private collection. Jug with large in-the-firing contact mark / flake to front and a 1" chip to side of spout. Jar with in-the-firing horizontal surface crack at base on reverse/side, not visible on interior, as well as some light wear to reverse, and a small handle chip.
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