Lot #: 178
Price Realized: $230.00
($200 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.
Four-Gallon Stoneware Crock with Cobalt Bird Decoration, Stamped "OTTMAN BRO'S / FORT EDWARD, N.Y.," circa 1880, cylindrical crock with tooled shoulder, semi-rounded rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with a slip-trailed cobalt design of fat-bodied bird perched on a leaf accented with spots. Light exfoliation around body of crock, not affecting decoration. Area of moderate exfoliation, including a surface chip, to base, visible on side of crock. Thin line of wear to front running through bird's feet and leaf decoration. Chip to one handle. Large base chip on reverse. A very tiny rim nick.
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