Lot #: 400
Price Realized: $501.50
($425 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.
Two Pieces of Huntington, Long Island, NY Stoneware, circa 1854-1870, a two-gallon ovoid jar with cobalt decoration of two flowers, stamped "F.J. CAIRE & CO. / Huntington / L.I."; paired with a three-gallon semi-ovoid jar with curved-stem floral motif, stamped "BROWN BROS / HUNTINGTON.L.I". Provenance: Donald Matties Collection. Caire jar in very nice condition with some staining to surface and surface some in-the-firing contact marks to base. Brown Bros. jar in excellent condition with a minor chip on interior of rim, a minor in-the-firing base chip, and two in-the-firing iron pings to surface.
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