Lot #: 244
Price Realized: $747.50
($650 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.
Ten-Gallon Stoneware Crock with Large Stenciled Eagle Decoration, Stenciled "T.D. HARDEN. / PALATINE W.VA," circa 1875, cylindrical crock with tooled shoulder, semi-rounded rim, and applied lug handles, cobalt-decorated with a large stenciled federal eagle holding a banner and clutching arrows in both talons. Stenciled "10" with flourishes at base. 18 1/2" vertical crack from rim on reverse. 1 1/4" in-the-firing separation line to one handle, along with a small nick to same handle. Chip to opposite handle. H 19 3/4".
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