Lot #: 116
Price Realized: $2,040.00
($1,700 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 2 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 Small-Sized Stoneware Script Butter Crock with "Fancy Creamery Butter" Advertising, attributed to the Fulper Pottery, Flemington, NJ, late 19th or early 20th century, cylindrical crock with tooled shoulder and semi-rounded rim, featuring the cobalt-script advertising, "Fancy Creamery Butter. / From J. Robbins & Son. / This Crock not sold.," over a Bristol slip ground. J. Robbins & Son were grocers operating out of Bay Shore, Long Island, New York. Desirable subject matter, form, and size. A few small rim chips, some minor rim nicks, and a faint 5/8" line to exterior of rim, not visible on interior. H 6 1/2" ; Diam. 7 1/2".
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