Lot #: 116
Price Realized: $747.50
($650 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 One-Gallon Stoneware Butter Crock with Cobalt Floral Decoration, Stamped "SAM'L I. IRVINE / NEWVILLE, PA," circa 1865, cylindrical crock, with squared rim, tooled shoulder, and applied lug handles, decorated on both sides with two tulips extending from a leafy stem. Impressed beside handle with Samuel Irvine mark. Excellent color and rare form for this maker. Crack from rim, extending onto underside, with a few nicks along the crack at rim. Small base chip. Two minor rim nicks.
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