Lot #: 180
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.
Unusual One-and-a-Half-Gallon Stoneware Cake Crock with Cobalt Foliate Decoration, Stamped "FRANK B. NORTON / WORCESTER MASS", circa 1880, cylindrical crock with tooled shoulder, semi-rounded rim, and applied lug handles, featuring a boldly-slip-trailed foliate design accented with dotted trails. Cobalt highlights to maker's mark and capacity mark. A thin 3" crack from rim on reverse. Shallow chipping along top of rim on reverse. A minor nick to one handle. Some small surface flakes to shoulder on front. A 1" flake to shoulder on reverse. A semi-circular surface line on underside, not visible on interior, which was most likely created during the firing.
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