Lot #: 587
Price Realized: $143.75
($125 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.
One-and-a-Half-Gallon Stoneware Cake Crock with Cobalt Floral Decoration, attributed to R.J. Grier, Chester County, PA, circa 1880, cylindrical crock with tooled shoulder, squared rim, and applied lug handles, decorated on the front and back with two brushed tulips hanging from leafy stems. Cobalt highlights to handle terminals along with a scalloped line of cobalt underneath. Crack extending across underside, and onto base, where it forms a series of long horizontal lines. This crack also extends 2" up opposite side of crock.
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