Lot #: 67
Price Realized: $143.75
($125 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 12 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.
Unusual Stoneware Crock with Cobalt Bird Decoration, Stamped "WHITE'S UTICA," New York State origin, circa 1860, cylindrical crock with thick rounded rim and applied lug handles, decorated with a slip-trailed design of a fan-tailed bird perched on a stylized branch. Brushed cobalt highlight to maker's mark. Desirable small size. 2 3/4" Y-shaped line to left side of crock's front, not visible on interior. Some spidering hairlines near base on reverse, which are difficult to see. A stained spot on reverse. Smaller stained spot to bird's tail on front. Spots of fry to bird. Two short minor surface lines in rim, not visible on the interior.
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