Lot #: 280
Price Realized: $258.75
($225 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.
Three-Gallon Stoneware Crock with Cobalt Stenciled Eagle Decoration, attributed to F.T. Wright & Son, Taunton, MA, circa 1875, cylindrical crock with semi-rounded rim and applied lug handles, decorated with a large and detailed stenciled design of a spread-winged eagle holding olive branches and arrows in its talons. Small stone ping above eagle. Base chip on reverse. A few tiny nicks on bottom edge. Small chips to interior of rim. A few shallow chips on top of rim. H 10 1/4".
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