Lot #: 28
Price Realized: $57.50
($50 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 9 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.
Unusual Albany-Slip-Glazed Stoneware Ink Bottle, Stamped "W. SMITH / GREENWICH / NEW YORK," circa 1840, cylindrical bottle with tapered shoulder and tall spout, the surface covered in a brownish Albany slip glaze. Impressed with scarce W. Smith maker's mark at shoulder. In-the-firing contact mark to maker's mark. A shallow 1 1/4" base chip, which occurred in the firing. Wear to edge of shoulder. Rim chips. H 6 1/2".
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