Lot #: 303
Price Realized: $708.00
($600 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.
Rare Tode Bros., Bowery, NY Stoneware Caviar Jar with Original Paper Label, New York City or New York State origin, second half 19th century, small-sized, cylindrical jar, impressed with the cobalt-highlighted advertising, "TODE BROS / 272 BOWERY / NEW YORK". Reverse with applied paper label with printed castle motif and the following advertising: ". . . Caviar / Importiert / TODE BROTHERS /Deutsche Delicatessen-Handlung, / 272 BOWERY, N.Y.". Underside impressed with the initials, "TB", within an arrow. This jar is the first example of Tode Brothers stoneware we have seen including its original paper label. Some flaws and pencil notations to paper label. H 4 3/8".
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