Lot #: 409
Price Realized: $161.00
($140 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.
Two Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Crocks, New York State origin, circa 1860-1885, a two-gallon crock with slip-trailed cobalt floral decoration, stamped "GEDDES NY," and a two-gallon crock with cobalt bird-on-leaf decoration. Geddes crock with 6 1/2" crack from rim on reverse and a 1 1/8" hairline in rim. Bird crock with fry to decoration, rim chips, handle chips, some pitting to surface, and 8 3/4" and 1 3/4" cracks from rim. H (of Geddes crock) 9 1/4".
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