Lot #: 490
Price Realized: $517.50
($450 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 9 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 Small-Sized Presentation Stoneware Butter Crock, Inscribed "Grand-Mamma from Her Good Girl", attributed to the Brown Brothers Pottery, Huntington, Long Island, New York, circa 1880, small-sized, cylindrical form with semi-squared rim, the surface covered in a chocolate-brown Albany slip glaze and incised with the inscription "Grand-mamma From Her Good Girl". Wonderful, sentimental inscription and unusual form for this maker. 2 1/2" hairline from rim on front. One base chip. H 3 1/4" ; Diameter 5 3/4".
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