Lot #: 45
Price Realized: $632.50
($550 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.
Very Rare Norwalk, CT Fire Department Stoneware Mug, Northeastern U.S. origin, 19th century, tapered mug with tooled and cobalt-highlighted banding, the front featuring the impressed and cobalt-highlighted inscription, "HOPE HOSE CO / NO 2 / NORWALK / W HADDEN". The name "W HADDEN" most likely refers to a fireman working at the Hope Hose Company of Norwalk, Connecticut. Highly unusual and desirable subject matter. Cobalt highlights to handle terminals. Areas of fry to cobalt. Underside with an in-the-firing divot and kiln residue. Two minor rim chips. H 4".
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