Lot #: 181
Price Realized: $360.00
($300 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 3 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.
Very Rare Alkaline-Glazed Stoneware Bottle, Edgefield District, SC, circa 1840, semi-ovoid form with short neck and tooled spout, the surface covered in a gray-green alkaline glaze. Relatively few Edgefield stoneware bottles have survived. Spout broken and reglued, including small losses along reglued breaks, a 1/2" chip to interior of spout, and other small spout chips. Some old traces of paint to surface. H 5 7/8".
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