Lot #: 364
Price Realized: $354.00
($300 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 New Jersey Stoneware Bottles, 19th century, a small-sized, salt-glazed example, impressed "Wm. HOUGH'S. / J. CITY.", paired with an Albany-slip-dipped and salt-glazed example, impressed "J. AXTMANN. / NEWARK AVE / HOBOKEN". Provenance: A fresh-to-the-market lot, purchased by the consignor decades ago. Hough bottle with shallow base chips and surface wear. Axtmann bottle with two large, in-the-firing contact marks to one side, a small chip, minor nick, and roughness to spout, and base wear. H (of Hough bottle) 6 3/4".
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