Lot #: 413
Price Realized: $402.50
($350 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 9 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-Gallon Stoneware Cake Crock with Cobalt Floral Decoration, Stamped "R.C.R. / PHILA.," Richard Clinton Remmey, Philadelphia, PA, circa 1870, cylindrical crock with tooled shoulder and ribbed lug handles, decorated on the front and reverse with two large brushed tulips. Additional cobalt highlights to handle terminals and cobalt swags under each handle. Impressed with "R.C.R. / PHILA" maker's mark under one handle. Loss to one handle. Some overfiring to one side, including some fry to cobalt. Some faint, in-the-firing lines to underside, not visible on interior.
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