ARTICLES ABOUT US
These are some of the very many articles that regularly appear about us in the major antiques trade papers, from over the last decade or so. Please feel free to read them to learn more about us and our company.
(Please Note: Almost all of the articles published by Maine Antique Digest are available online to subscribers only, so clicking on those links will bring up a login page.)
Crocker Farm’s Stoneware Sale Is A ‘White Glove’ Affair in Antiques and the Arts Weekly, September 1, 2020.
Broadway Cooler Sells for $480,000 ... in Maine Antique Digest, July 2020.
Broadway Cooler Nears New Record For Stoneware At Auction: Crocker Farm Sells Masterwork For $480,000 in Antiques & Auction News, June 5, 2020.
The Story Of Crocker Farm’s April Online Sale That Sold The Broadway Water Cooler, A Masterpiece Of American Stoneware in Antiques and the Arts Weekly, May 12, 2020.
Broadway Water Cooler Attains $480,000 At Crocker Farm, Second Highest Auction Result For American Stoneware, Dave Jug Breaks Artist & Edgefield Recor in Antiques and the Arts Weekly, May 2, 2020.
Crocker Farm’s Autumn Sale Goes Swimmingly
in Antiques and the Arts Weekly, November 12, 2019.
Mermaid Water Cooler Makes Splash At Crocker Farm in Antiques and the Arts Weekly, October 29, 2019.
New Auction Record for a Face Vessel in Maine Antique Digest, October 2019.
World Records Set For Stoneware At $1.13 Million Auction in Antiques and the Arts Weekly, August 6, 2019.
New Auction Record For An American Face Vessel: Ohio Stoneware Face Cooler Nabs $177,000 At Crocker Farm in Antiques and the Arts Weekly, July 22, 2019.
Edgefield Fu-Manchu Face Jug Leads Crocker Farm At $82,600 in Antiques and the Arts Weekly, March 26, 2019.
Anna Snake Jug Entrances Bidder to $141,600, Sets Record in Maine Antique Digest, February 2019.
Holy grail of folk ceramics made by 19th-century snake handler breaks auction record in The Art Newspaper, November 9, 2018.
Anna Snake Jug Sells for $141,600 Setting Record At Crocker Farm in Antiques and the Arts Weekly, November 5, 2018.
The Pottery Lottery: Crocker Farm’s Summer Sale Churns Out Winners in Antiques and the Arts Weekly, August 7, 2018.
Anna Pottery Fair Jug A Mouthful
At Crocker Farm in Antiques and the Arts Weekly, July 23, 2018.
Iconic Lamb Sells At Crocker Farm For $49,200 in Antiques & Auction News, April 6, 2018.
Southern Pottery Is Top Draw At Crocker Farm in Antiques and the Arts Weekly, April 3, 2018.
The Lamb That Roared At Crocker Farm in Antiques and the Arts Weekly, March 26, 2018.
Legendary Shenandoah Valley Redware Lamb Brings $49,200 in Maine Antique Digest, March 24, 2018.
The Zipps of Crocker Farm: All in the Family in Maine Antique Digest, August 29, 2017.
White Hot Southern Pottery Drives Crocker Farm's $1.1 Million Sale in Antiques and the Arts Weekly, August 1, 2017.
Crocker Farm Sets World Auction Record
For An American Face Jug in Antiques and the Arts Weekly, July 24, 2017.
Crocker Farm's Shelves Groan With Choice American Stoneware & Redware in Antiques and the Arts Weekly, April 11, 2017.
Rare Edgefield Face Jug Heads To $47,200 At Crocker Farm in Antiques and the Arts Weekly, March 27, 2017.
Southern Material in Demand in Maine Antique Digest, March 25, 2017.
Frog Jug Jumps To The Head Of The Pack At Crocker Farm in Antiques and the Arts Weekly, November 8, 2016.
Frog Jug Leaps to $74,750 at Crocker Farm in Antiques and the Arts Weekly, October 24, 2016.
Unique Kentucky Stoneware Pitcher Sets Record At $143,750 in Antiques & Auction News, August 18, 2016.
Summer Sizzler At Crocker Farm
Sees Stoneware, Redware Spikes in Antiques and the Arts Weekly, July 26, 2016.
Stoneware Pitcher Brings $143,750
At Crocker Farm in Antiques and the Arts Weekly, July 18, 2016.
Dave Jar among Rarities at Crocker Farm in Maine Antique Digest, July 16, 2016.
Appraisal Update - Stoneware Temperance Keg SOLD! in Antiques Roadshow Podcast, June 10, 2016. The Antiques Roadshow Podcast interviews our very own Anthony Zipp about a piece of Texarkana Pottery we sold, previously featured on the Roadshow.
Crocker Farm Auction Brings Out
Many Exciting Pottery Discoveries in Antiques and the Arts Weekly, April 5, 2016.
Texarkana Snake Keg Squeezes
Out $37,950 At Crocker Farm in Antiques and the Arts Weekly, March 21, 2016.
Alamance County, N.C., Redware Jar Sells for $28,750 in Maine Antique Digest, March 19, 2016.
Jerry Lauren Acquires Iconic
Remmey Stoneware Water Cooler in Antiques and the Arts Weekly, October 27, 2015. Article about our world record-breaking sale of the Remmey stoneware water cooler.
Eagle Cooler Takes Flight in Antiques & Auction News, October 20, 2015.
Stoneware Cooler Sets New Mark in Maine Antique Digest, October 17, 2015.
The Best of the Best in Maine Antique Digest, October 17, 2015.
Remmey Stoneware Water Cooler Heats Up To $483,000 in Antiques and the Arts Weekly, October 2015.
Elephant Stampedes to $166,750, Leading Crocker Farm Summer Sale in Maine Antique Digest, October 2015.
A Stampede For Choice Stoneware & Redware At Crocker Farm in Antiques and the Arts Weekly, July 2015.
Face Jug Rattles Record Books At $92,000 in Antiques and the Arts Weekly, July 2015.
Presentation Harvest Face Jug Sells for $86,250 in Maine Antique Digest, June 2015.
Crocker Farm To Offer A Rare Presentation Jug With Applied Faces In Upcoming Sale in Antiques & Auction News, February 23, 2015.
Important Virginia Stoneware Crock with Horses Trots to $92,000 in Maine Antique Digest, January 2015.
Rare And Important Examples: Just Another Day At Crocker Farm in Antiques and the Arts Weekly, Fall 2014.
Crocker Farm Auction: Another Record-Breaker in Antiques and the Arts Weekly, October 2014.
Rare Southern Redware Lidded Jar From The Pfaltzgraff Archives Collection Sells For $35,650 in Antiques & Auction News, July 30, 2014.
Crocker Farm Marks Tenth Anniversary With Banner Sale in Antiques and the Arts Weekly, July 29, 2014.
Hunting & Gathering by Laura Beach in Antiques and the Arts Weekly, July 29, 2014. A column that discusses our July 19, 2014 auction.
Stoneware Churn With Marching Civil War Soldiers Sells For $402,500 in Antiques & Auction News, July 23, 2014.
Battling For The Record, Crocker Farm Sells Civil War Churn For $402,500 in Antiques and the Arts Weekly, July 22, 2014.
Stoneware Churn with Civil War Soldiers Marches to $402,500 in Maine Antique Digest, July 19, 2014.
Lion-Decorated Pitcher from Manhattan Sells for $115,000 in Maine Antique Digest, June 2014.
Standing Lion Pitcher Roars To $115,000 At Crocker Farm Sale in Antiques and the Arts Weekly, March 25, 2014.
November Crocker Farm Sale Caps Off Remarkable Year for Company in Maine Antique Digest, February 2014.
Solid Prices For Redware & Stoneware At Crocker Farm Auction in Antiques and the Arts Weekly, November 12, 2013.
Numerous New Records Set at July Ceramics Sale in Maine Antique Digest, October 2013. Article about the highest-grossing stoneware auction of all time (over $1,000,000), held in July 2013.
Baltimore Stoneware Cooler Sets Record in Antiques & Auction News, July 30, 2013.
Rare Morgan Stoneware Cooler Heats Up $1 Million Auction At Crocker Farm in Antiques and the Arts Weekly, July 30, 2013.
Stoneware Sizzles At Crocker Farm Auction in Antiques and the Arts Weekly, December 11, 2012.
Summer Ceramic Sale at Crocker Farm in Maine Antique Digest, October 2012.
American Textiles Lead Crocker Farm Auction in Antiques and the Arts Weekly, October 9, 2012.
Virginia Sugar Bowl Sweetest Lot At Crocker Farm Auction in Antiques and the Arts Weekly, July 31, 2012.
Diverse Pottery Sale at Crocker Farm in Maine Antique Digest, June 2012.
Shenandoah Valley face vessel sets a new record in Antique Week, March 22, 2012.
Super Offering, Super Prices At Crocker Farm Pottery Sale in Antiques and the Arts Weekly, March 20, 2012.
Stoneware Soars At Crocker Farm in Antiques and the Arts Weekly, March 6, 2012.
Midwestern Sculptural Stoneware Based on "The Arkansas Traveler" Sold at Crocker Farm in Maine Antique Digest, January 2012.
First "Maryland" Sale At Crocker Farm, Inc. Well Received in Antiques & Auction News, December 29, 2011.
The Inaugural Maryland Sale in Maine Antique Digest, December 2011.
Commeraw Pottery ... in The New York Times, October 14, 2011. Brandt's Thomas Commeraw Project and Crocker Farm were featured in the Arts Section.
Strong Prices And New Venue For Crocker Farm Sale in Antiques & Auction News, June 23, 2011.
Herington Jug Excels in Specialty Ceramics Auction in Maine Antique Digest, May 2011.
Crocker Farm Sets Two Records At Stoneware & Redware Auction in Antiques and the Arts Weekly, March 29, 2011.
Memorial Jug Soars At Crocker Farm Auction in Antiques and the Arts Weekly, March 8, 2011.
Standout Stoneware And Redware In Crocker Farm Sale in Antiques & Auction News, March 2, 2011.
Crocker Farm Conducts Auction In New Gallery in Antiques and the Arts Weekly, November 16, 2010.
Early Manhattan and South Amboy Stoneware Excels in Maine Antique Digest, October 2010.
Crocker Farm finds new home in historic barn in Antique Week, September 24, 2010.
The Next Chapter Of The Crocker Farm Story Includes An Historic Barn in Antiques & Auction News, September 24, 2010.
Western Pennsylvania Rarity Surfaces at Ceramics Sale in Maine Antique Digest, June 2010.
Variety And Discoveries In Latest Crocker Farm Pottery Auction in Antiques & Auction News, May 7, 2010.
The William Kelly Young Sale in Maine Antique Digest, May 2010.
William Kelly Young Collection Sold By Crocker Farm in Antiques & Auction News, April 9, 2010.
Young Collection Delights Crowds At Crocker Farm Pottery Auction in Antiques and the Arts Weekly, February 16, 2010.
Crocker Farm Fall Sale Full of Treats in Maine Antique Digest, February 2010.
Unusual, seldom-offered figural redware in Jan. sale in Antique Trader, January 14, 2010.
A $27,600 Stoneware Pitcher At Crocker Farm's Auction in Antiques and the Arts Weekly, December 1, 2009.
Summer Ceramics Sale Marks Firm's 14th Auction in Maine Antique Digest, September 2009.
Hartford Flask Tops Crocker Farm Stoneware Auction At $40,250 in Antiques and the Arts Weekly, August 25, 2009.
Stoneware Continues to Climb in Value in Antique Week, July 10, 2009.
Recently Discovered Boynton Stoneware Cooler Highlights Spring Ceramics Sale in Maine Antique Digest, June 2009.
Crocker Farm Reaps Record Price for Stoneware Auction in Antique Trader, April 9, 2009.
Upstate New York Water Cooler Heats Up Crocker Farm Auction in Antiques and the Arts Weekly, April 7, 2009.
Pottery Market Is Steady at Crocker Farm in Maine Antique Digest, February 2009. Samuel Bell redware whippet featured on issue cover.
Positive Results at Summer Ceramics Sale in Maine Antique Digest, Summer 2008.
Redware, Rare Figural Stoneware Lead Crocker Farm Auction in Antiques and the Arts Weekly, April 1, 2008.
Shenandoah Valley Redware Highlights Crocker Farm Ceramics Show and Auction in Maine Antique Digest, Spring 2008.
Diversity Plays Key Role at Pottery Auction in Maine Antique Digest, Fall 2007.
Remmey Stoneware Pitcher Found in a Well Highlights Sale in Maine Antique Digest, Summer 2007.
Remmey Presentation Pitcher Tops Crocker Farm Auction in Antiques and the Arts Weekly, July 17, 2007.
Fenton & Hancock Stoneware Water Cooler Exceeds All Expectations in Maine Antique Digest, February 2007.
$88,000 Stoneware Water Cooler Breaks Record at Crocker Farm in Antiques and the Arts Weekly, December 19, 2006.
Remmey Bank Leads Successful Sale in Maine Antique Digest, September 2006.
Bank Brings $39,600 At Crocker Farm in Antiques and the Arts Weekly, May 23, 2006.
Rare Glazed Redware Whippet Fetches Five Figures in Maryland in Antiques and the Arts Weekly, June 14, 2005.
American Stoneware Exceeds $400,000 at Maryland Sale in Antiques and the Arts Weekly, January 11, 2005.
First Semiannual Stoneware and Redware Auction in Maine Antique Digest, October 2004.
Baltimore Stoneware Cooler Sells to Local Maryland Collector for $72,600 in Antiques and the Arts Weekly, July 27, 2004.
The following articles have been removed from their respective pages and are not currently archived anywhere online, but since they have been a part of the site for a long time, we have kept them listed for posterity's sake:
Crocker Farm's American Stoneware And Redware Pottery Auction in Antiques & Auction News, July 10, 2009.
Water Cooler Sets Record In Crocker Stoneware Sale in Antiques and Auction News, May 8, 2009.
Newly-Discovered Stoneware Watercooler Included In Crocker Sale in Antiques & Auction News, March 20, 2009.
Crocker Farm's July Sale Of American Stoneware And Redware in Antiques & Auction News, September 5, 2008.
Jar Depicting 'Bill Remey' In Upcoming Crocker Sale in Antiques & Auction News, February 29, 2008.
American Stoneware And Redware Pottery At Crocker Farm in Antiques & Auction News, October 26, 2007.
Quality Brought Winning Bids In Crocker Sale in Antiques & Auction News, August 31, 2007.