Lot #: 538
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 Rock Mills, Alabama Open-Handled Stoneware Jars, fourth quarter 19th century, an open-handled jar with incised "4" at shoulder, possibly W.D. Pound, ex-Harmer Rooke Galleries with auction sticker at shoulder, ex-Georgeanna Grier collection with painted code on underside; paired with a second open-handled jar with impressed "5" at shoulder, attributed to the Pittman Brothers. Ex-Greer jar with two hairlines at base, continuing a short distance onto underside and some wear around midsection. Unsigned Pittman jar in excellent, essentially as-made condition with an in-the-firing surface separation on underside, not visible on interior.
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