Lot #: 173
Price Realized: $287.50
($250 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 10 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.
Rare One-Gallon Stoneware Crock with Cobalt Patriotic Shield Decorations, attributed to William Macquoid, New York, New York, circa 1870, cylindrical crock with tooled shoulder, semi-rounded rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with four converging shields, two with stars and two with stripes. Provenance: A fresh-to-the-market example, recently found in the Northeastern U.S. Excellent, essentially as-made condition with a very minor nick on interior of rim and a minor in-the-firing iron ping on reverse.
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