Lot #: 466
Price Realized: $316.25
($275 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 8 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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