Lot #: 422
Price Realized: $172.50
($150 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 13 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.
Two Stoneware Crocks with Cobalt Bird Decorations, Stamped "WHITES UTICA, N.Y.," second half 19th century, a three-gallon crock with fan-tailed bird decoration, paired with a four-gallon crock with very large bird perched on a stem. Provenance: Lynn White Collection, Readfield, ME. Three-gallon crock has flaking to surface, fry to cobalt, crack in reverse extending onto underside, and handle and rim chips. Four-gallon crock missing handles, has large cracks from rim, a rim chip, and flaking to surface. H (of three-gallon crock) 10".
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