Lot #: 458
Price Realized: $147.50
($125 hammer, plus 18% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 5 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 Stoneware with Cobalt Floral Decorations, Stamped "A.E. SMITH & SONS, / MANUFACTURERS, / 38 Peck Slip, N.Y.", circa 1855, a three-gallon jar with large brushed floral motif, paired with a three-gallon churn with double-stemmed floral motif. Jar with some faint lines to surface, not visible on interior, a minor rim nick, and a minor handle nick. Churn with some fry to cobalt, some water glass staining, shallow chipping to inner rim for lid, two small in-the-firing iron pings, a faint 4 1/2" surface line to reverse (not visible on interior), and a 1 1/4" line on underside, continuing 4 1/2" up side of churn.
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