Lot #: 12
Price Realized: $690.00
($600 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-Gallon Lidded Stoneware Cake Crock with Profuse Cobalt Floral Decoration, attributed to Henry H. Remmey, Philadelphia, PA, circa 1840, cylindrical crock with heavily-tooled shoulder, squared rim, and heavy lug handles, decorated on the front and reverse with a handle-to-handle floral motif featuring a leafy stem bearing fan-shaped flowers. Cobalt highlights to handle terminals and a wavy line of cobalt underneath each handle. Lid, which fits well and is possibly original to the crock, features a highly-unusual chain link and swag motif, and is incised in small letters, "Edmund Kite". Crock with a tight, sealed 7" diagonal crack from rim. Lid with large chips to flange on underside and three small, shallow chips to knob. H (of crock) 6 1/2" ; Diam. (of crock) 11 1/4" ; Diam. (of lid) 11 3/4".
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