Lot #: 248
Price Realized: $143.75
($125 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 12 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 Pieces of Vermont Stoneware, mid 19th century, a four-gallon jar with large cobalt floral design featuring a dotted blossom, stamped "BALLARD & BROTHERS / BURLINGTON, VT;" paired with a four-gallon jar with profuse flowering vine design, stamped "O.L. & A.L. BALLARD / BURLINGTON, VT". Ballard & Brothers jar with significant damage including a heavily-cracked and taped underside, a shorter crack from rim, and significant repair to rim. Other crock with wide crack on reverse, extending vertically from rim onto underside.
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