Lot #: 565
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.
Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Butter Crock, Stamped "R.C.R. / PHILA.," Richard C. Remmey, Philadelphia, PA, circa 1870, cylindrical crock with tooled shoulder and ribbed handles, decorated with three brushed cobalt leaves on the front and reverse. Cobalt highlights to handle terminals and brushed cobalt dash underneath each handle. Impressed with Richard C. Remmey maker's mark under one handle. Base chip on side of crock. Rim chips. Chips to one handle. Small U-shaped line in rim. Faint 2 1/2" hairline from rim. Some fry to cobalt. 1" line in one handle.
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