Lot #: 122
Price Realized: $517.50
($450 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 11 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 Stoneware Butter Crock with Philadelphia Advertising, attributed to the Remmey Pottery, Philadelphia, PA, circa 1865, cylindrical crock with tooled shoulder, squared rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with leafy brushwork surrounding the cobalt-highlighted advertising "MADE FOR / WRIGHT SMITH & PEARSALL / NO 5 NORTH 5 ST / PHILADELPHIA". Brushed cobalt leaves on reverse. Restored crack from rim on reverse, extending onto underside. Additional hairlines and coloring on underside.
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