Lot #: 18
Price Realized: $172.50
($150 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 Crock with Stenciled Cobalt Shaking Hands Decoration, Somerset Potters Works, Somerset, MA, circa 1870, cylindrical crock with semi-rounded rim and applied lug handles, decorated with a stenciled design of two shaking handles with well-detailed shirt cuffs. A smooth, approximately 1 1/2" rim chip on reverse, possibly in-the-making. A faint Y-shaped hairline to shoulder, not visible on interior. An iron ping to base.
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