Lot #: 328
Price Realized: $316.25
($275 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.
Six-Gallon Stoneware Crock with Cobalt Floral Decoration, Midwestern origin, circa 1870, cylindrical crock with tooled shoulder, semi-squared rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with an elaborate brushed cobalt tulip with dotted center. Shoulder decorated with a "6" flanked by dashes. Small chip on interior of rim. Short Y-shaped hairline at base, continuing onto underside. Additional faint horizontal line at base, continuing onto underside. In-the-firing dry spots to Albany slip on interior.
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