Rare WEST TROY / NY / POTTERY Stoneware Crock w/ Elaborate Fish Decoration
March 1, 2014 Stoneware Auction
Lot #: 111
Price Realized: $1,035.00
($900 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
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Very Rare Two-Gallon Stoneware Crock with Cobalt Fish Decoration, Stamped "WEST TROY / N.Y. / POTTERY," circa 1875, cylindrical crock with tooled shoulder, semi-rounded rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with a slip-trailed design of a large fish with heavily-scaled body and solid cobalt fins above stylized water. A rare design by any maker, and highly unusual bearing this particular New York State mark. Excellent, essentially as-made condition.
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(Our next auction takes place March 23, 2019.)
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