Lot #: 60
Price Realized: $575.00
($500 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.
Three-Gallon Stoneware Crock with "Ghost Bird" and Floral Decoration, NY State origin, circa 1870, straight-sided crock with applied lug handles, decorated with a slip-trailed cobalt leaf design surrounding a large, hollow bird. Heavy fry to cobalt. Two small rim chips on reverse, one of which has a short thin line extending through it that remains in rim only. H 10 1/2".
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