Lot #: 108
Price Realized: $172.50
($150 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 8 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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