Lot #: 96
Price Realized: $115.00
($100 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.
One-and-a-Half-Gallon Stoneware Butter Crock with Floral Decoration, Stamped "D.P. SHENFELDER / READING, PA," circa 1875, cylindrical crock with tooled shoulder and applied tab handles, decorated on the front with a tulip extending from a wavy stem with leaves. Crack from rim on front and reverse. 3" glazed-over crack from base on reverse. Y-shaped crack on underside, continuing onto base under both handles.
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