Lot #: 506
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.
Two Pieces of White Family Stoneware with Cobalt Bird Decorations, Utica, NY origin, second half 19th century, a five-gallon crock with fantailed bird decoration, stamped “WHITES UTICA,”; paired with a four-gallon crock with paddletailed bird decoration, stamped “N.A. WHITE & SON / UTICA, NY”. Whites Utica crock with poorly-restored top-to-bottom crack on front, a thin top-to-bottom crack on reverse, wire around shoulder, a rim chip on reverse, minor handle handle nicks, and some small flakes to surface. N.A. White & Son crock with significant flaking to surface, some of which is partially colored, an in-the-firing separation in rim, and a faint star-shaped line in underside.
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