Lot #: 440
Price Realized: $295.00
($250 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 One-Gallon Stoneware Jugs with Make-Do Handles, New York State origin, circa 1875, one with slip-trailed poppy decoration, stamped "N. WHITE & CO BINGHAMTON", with unusual and ornate 19th century lead make-do handle; the other with slip-trailed foliate motif, stamped "NEW YORK / STONEWARE CO.", with 19th century tin make-do handle including a band around the spout and metal rivet at lower terminal. Provenance: From a small New England collection consigned to this auction. Binghamton jug with some light water glass staining, a base chip, and two small chips to interior of spout. New York Stoneware Co. jug with minor in-the-firing surface flake nears base and minor spout wear.
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