Lot #: 494
Price Realized: $287.50
($250 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.
Scarce Three-Gallon Stoneware Crock with Cobalt Flowering Urn Decoration, Stamped "RIEDINGER & CAIRE / POUGHKEEPSIE NY", circa 1870, cylindrical crock with tooled shoulder, semi-rounded rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with a brushed and slip-trailed design of a pedestal-based urn with open handles, brimming with a flowering plant. Cobalt highlights to maker's mark and capacity mark. Significant restoration to surface on left side of crock's front. A thin, sealed 5 1/4" crack from rim on reverse. Adhesive residue to left side of crock. A small iron ping to left side of crock's front. A tiny rim chip. Some light wear to cobalt on right side of decoration.
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