Lot #: 114
Price Realized: $776.25
($675 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 15 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.
Six-Gallon Stoneware Crock with Cobalt Paddletail Bird Decoration, Stamped "N.A. WHITE & SON / UTICA, N.Y.," circa 1885, straight-sided crock with applied lug handles, decorated with a large brushed and slip-trailed cobalt design of a paddletail bird perched on a morning glory vine. "Wrinkles" in surface on front and back, a flaw which occurred during the firing. Spot of bubbling to bird's wing. Light burn with contact mark on bird's tail. Spots of staining. H 12 7/8".
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