Lot #: 440
Price Realized: $143.75
($125 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 10 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.
Four-Gallon Stoneware Crock with Cobalt Bird Decoration, Stamped "FORT EDWARD POTTERY CO.," circa 1859, cylindrical crock with rounded rim and applied lug handles, decorated with a parrot perched on a leaf, with heavy shading to bird's belly. Small chip to underside of right handle. Very tight 4" surface line under right handle, not visible on interior. 8" inverted Y-shaped line from rim on front. A 5 1/2" surface line on reverse, not visible on interior.
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