Lot #: 455
Price Realized: $57.50
($50 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.
Three-Gallon Stoneware Crock with Cobalt Bird Decoration, Stamped "FLACK & VAN ARSDALE / CORNWALL, ONT.", circa 1875, cylindrical crock with tooled shoulder, semi-rounded rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with a slip-trailed design of a bird with spotted body and solid wing, perched on a stylized branch. Brushed cobalt highlight to maker's mark. A 4" tight hairline from rim on revere. A faint 1 3/4" line at base on reverse. A chip and glazed-over dent to left handle. A chip to right handle. A 3 3/4" tight hairline from rim and a 3 1/2" faint surface line from rim. Staining to surface. Spots of fry to cobalt. A few chips on interior of rim. Some light scaling to surface.
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