Lot #: 424
Price Realized: $147.50
($125 hammer, plus 18% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 6 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 Stoneware Bottles, Northeastern U.S. origin, 19th century, one with the cobalt-highlighted firm name, "DENNIS & FRANCIS" above the date "1852"; the other with the cobalt-highlighted name, "KAY & FRANCIS". Dated bottle with a small chip to underside at edge, two small iron pings near base, and some light staining to surface. Other bottle with some wear to shoulder, a minor in-the-making dent to interior of spout, a few tight lines to reverse, some staining to surface, and a code written in black marker on underside. H (of taller bottle) 10 3/4".
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