Lot #: 393
Price Realized: $540.00
($450 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 4 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 Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Bottles, Northeastern U.S. origin, second half 19th century, both with heavy cobalt highlights to neck and spout, one impressed "PENTUCKET ALE / BOTTLE NOT SOLD," the other impressed "FAIRBANKS & BEARD." Pentucket Ale bottle with small drilled hole at base, a contact mark to base of neck, and minor wear to base of neck. Fairbanks & Beard bottle with two chips to underside at edge, a chip to bottom edge of spout, and wear along base of neck. H (of taller) 10 1/2".
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