Lot #: 121
Price Realized: $230.00
($200 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 12 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.
Small-Sized Stoneware Butter Crock with Unusual Cobalt Tulip Decoration, Stamped "JOHN BELL / WAYNESBORO," circa 1860, with squared rim and ribbed lug handles, decorated front and back with an unusual brushed cobalt tulip design. Restoration to 3" section of rim and area on one side including leaves of tulip decoration. Restoration extends to opposite side and touches bottom of tulip's head. In-the-making 1 1/2" chip to handle. 8" horizontal hairline on one side. 3" hairline from rim. Crock is misshapen. H 4 1/2" ; Diameter 7 1/4".
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