Lot #: 108
Price Realized: $172.50
($150 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 10 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 Unusual Small-Sized Stoneware Baker's Jars with New York City Advertising, Northeastern U.S. origin, third quarter 19th century, the smaller example with Albany-slip-glazed surface, impressed "A. CASTIGLIONI. BAKER / 181 CHARLES ST", the larger example with salt-glazed surface, impressed "MILLIKEN'S HOME BAKERY / 92 WALDEN ST". Smaller jar with 4" inverted Y-shaped crack from rim on reverse. Larger jar with a smooth 1" base chip on reverse, probably in-the-firing, and some surface residue. H (of smaller jar) 4 1/2".
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