Lot #: 416
Price Realized: $258.75
($225 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.
Four-Gallon Stoneware Crock with Cobalt Chicken Pecking Corn Decoration, Stamped "WEST TROY, / N.Y. / POTTERY", circa 1880, cylindrical crock with tooled shoulder, semi-rounded rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with a slip-trailed design of a full-bodied chicken atop a stylized ground. Cobalt highlighted to maker's mark and capacity mark. A thin crack extending entirely around base, including two hairlines, which extend a few inches up reverse, and a short crack extending onto underside. A 3" crack from rim on left side of front and a 3" hairline from rim on reverse. A small chip to interior of rim. Spots of staining to right side of crock's front. An iron ping to shoulder on right side of crock's front.
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