Lot #: 282
Price Realized: $206.50
($175 hammer, plus 18% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 7 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.
One-Gallon Stoneware Cake Crock with Cobalt Floral Decoration, attributed to Philip Kabis, Shirleysburg, PA, circa 1870, cylindrical crock with tooled shoulder, flattened rim, and applied lug handles, decorated on the front and reverse with a distinctive cobalt floral motif over slip-coated clay. Inscribed with a cobalt "1" under each handle. Cobalt highlights to handle terminals. Two chips to exterior of rim. A minor base chip and minuscule base nick. A tight Y-shaped line extending downward from shoulder and 4" onto underside of crock.
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