Lot #: 380
Price Realized: $1,121.00
($950 hammer, plus 18% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 6 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.
Rare Miniature Salesman's Sample Stoneware Crock with Cobalt Floral Decoration, Ohio origin, circa 1860-1875, diminutive crock with tooled shoulder, applied lug handles, and semi-squared rim, the front decorated with a slip-trailed design of a two-stemmed flowering plant below a script "4". Exceptional size. A shallow 5/8" in-the-firing base chip, an approximately 2" hairline from rim on front, and a very faint approximately 3/4" line from rim on reverse. H 4 1/8".
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