Lot #: 377
Price Realized: $575.00
($500 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.
Very Rare Three-Gallon Stoneware Crock with California Railroad Advertising, Midwestern origin, circa 1875, cylindrical crock with tooled shoulder, semi-rounded rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with the highly unusual slip-trailed cobalt slogan "For the / AC .+. PC. R.R. / California." One of a few examples of American stoneware we have seen with California advertising, and a very rare example of stoneware made specifically for railroad use--in this case, apparently for the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad. Four short vertical cracks at base, measuring 1/2", 1", 2", and 2 1/2". Otherwise excellent condition. H 10 3/4".
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