Lot #: 466
Price Realized: $316.25
($275 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 Stoneware Crocks with Cobalt Bird Decorations, New England origin, circa 1875, a one-gallon crock, stamped "BULLARD & SCOTT / CAMBRIDGEPORT, MASS.", paired with a three-gallon crock, stamped "J.S. TAFT & CO. / KEENE, NH". Bullard & Scott crock with restoration to rim, restored vertical crack in front, and some fry to cobalt. Taft crock with large wedge-shaped crack at base (possibly a reglued section), including a chip to underside, a spider crack to base, staining to surface, two chips on interior of rim, and a small chip and short crack to left handle.
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