Lot #: 97
Price Realized: $1,322.50
($1,150 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.
Rare Four-Gallon Stoneware Crock with Elaborate Flower Basket Decoration, Stamped "HAXSTUN & CO. / FORT EDWARD, N.Y.," circa 1880, straight-sided crock with thick rounded rim, decorated with a large, slip-trailed cobalt design of a scroll-handled basket holding a large flower and numerous leaves, embellished with dotted and curling trails of cobalt slip. Desirable design with excellent color. Missing one handle. A few chips on exterior of rim and a few chips on interior of rim. Large, circular separation crack on underside, which occurred in the making, and does not go through to interior. H 11 3/8".
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