Lot #: 446
Price Realized: $383.50
($325 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.
Three Pieces Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware, NY State origin, an unusual one-gallon tobacconist's jar, impressed with the cobalt-highlighted advertising, "J-B-HOFFMAN, & CO / TOBACCONIST / ALBANY. NY."; a two-gallon ovoid jug with cobalt double-tulip motif, stamped "J.B CAIRE & CO / POKEEPSIE N Y"; and a two-gallon jug with stylized cobalt floral design, stamped "J G BALL & CO / POUGHKEEPSIE". Tobacconist's jar with restoration to reverse, a crack in underside, and a few small in-the-firing iron pings. Caire jug in essentially as-made condition with several salt drips to surface and handle, two small pieces of adhered clay to right side, and some staining. Ball jug with a 1 1/2" in-the-firing flake to edge of spout, a minor spout chip, and some in-the-firing flaws, including fry to cobalt.
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