Lot #: 102
Price Realized: $560.50
($475 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.
Very Rare Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Ink Sander, Inscribed "I.J", New York State origin, circa 1825, with footed base, tooled shoulder, and raised perforated top, the interior rim decorated with impressed circles. Surface covered in cobalt slip and overlying salt glaze. Underside incised "I.J" (?). Two small rim chips and a 7/8" rim chip. A small chip and nick to perforated top, both probably in-the-firing. One small glazed-over base chip. H 2 1/2".
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