Lot #: 182
Price Realized: $1,092.50
($950 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.
Rare Large-Sized Stoneware Bread Crock, Ohio origin, circa 1870, approximately five-gallon, ovoid jar with tooled shoulder, semi-rounded rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with large slip-trailed inscription "Bread" with underlying looping line design. Reverse further inscribed "Bread" surrounded by three tornadoes. A folky piece with very unusual writing. Y-shaped hairline under one handle. Otherwise excellent condition. H 15".
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