Lot #: 71
Price Realized: $201.25
($175 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.
Two New Jersey Stoneware Crocks, second half 19th century, a scarce one-and-a-half-gallon crock with cobalt floral decoration, stamped "JOHN H. OSBORN / NEW BRUNSWICK"; paired with an unmarked two-gallon crock with cobalt floral decoration on one side and cobalt "2" on reverse. Osborn crock with chips and wear to rim, wear to one handle, a small chip to opposite handle, and a few hairlines to front. Unmarked crock with staining and sticky residue to surface, a handle chip, a large glaze-over line on front, a short hairline from rim on reverse, and three chips on interior of rim.
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