Lot #: 358
Price Realized: $708.00
($600 hammer, plus 18% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 7 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.
Rare Photograph Postcard of the Hamilton & Robbins Pottery, New Geneva, Postmarked 1907, depicting two potters applying handles to jugs sitting atop a board placed on a barrel, behind a stoneware food mold. Numerous ware boards behind the figures display dozens of unfired jugs. Base titled "HANDLEING JUGS. HAMILTON ROBBINS POTTERY. NEW GENEVA, PA." Reverse with unrelated, handwritten note. Postmarked "POINT MARION PA / 2 OCT 1907". Provenance: A fresh-to-the-market example, recently found in a collection of postcards. Excellent condition with some minor discoloration to reverse. Dimensions: 5 1/2" x 3 3/8".
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