Lot #: 283
Price Realized: $120.00
($100 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 4 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 Stoneware Stump-Form Vessels, MA origin, fourth quarter 19th century, both decorated with brown slip under a clear salt glaze; the smaller example a planter with original drain hole, unsigned; the other example of unknown purpose, with flange to hold a lid, stamped "ABRAM FRENCH & CO. / BOSTON / MASS" on underside. Planter with chips and two long, thin cracks from rim. Marked vessel with two long cracks from rim and a small chip to interior of rim. H (of planter) 6 1/8".
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