Lot #: 244
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.
Three-Gallon Stoneware Crock with Cobalt Bird-on-Stump Decoration, Stamped "J.A. & C.W. UNDERWOOD / FORT EDWARD, N.Y.," circa 1865-1867, cylindrical crock with tooled shoulder, semi-rounded rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with a slip-trailed design of a crested bird with long tail, perched on a tree stump. Essentially as-made condition with some fry to decoration, primarily at base, and an in-the-firing, glazed-over line on interior, not visible on exterior.
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