Lot #: 126
Price Realized: $57.50
($50 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 Six-Gallon Stoneware Crocks, American, second half 19th century, both of similar cylindrical form, one with impressed and cobalt-highlighted swan and eagle motifs, stamped "GARDINER STONEWARE / MANUFACTORY / GARDINER, ME"; paired with a six-gallon Ohio crock with stenciled design of a Federal eagle holding a banner inscribed "E PLURIBUS UNUM". Gardiner crock with significant exfoliation, a chip on interior and exterior of rim, and large chips to edge of underside. Ohio crock with significant restoration.
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