Lot #: 395
Price Realized: $501.50
($425 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.
Fine One-and-a-Half-Gallon Stoneware Cake Crock with Elaborate Cobalt Floral Decoration, attributed to Henry H. Remmey, Philadelphia, PA, circa 1845, cylindrical crock with squared rim, applied lug handles, and combed incising around shoulder, decorated on the front and reverse with a horizontal stem bearing swags and fan-shaped flowers. Cobalt highlights to handle terminals. Provenance: A fresh-to-the-market example, from a forty-year Maryland collection. A 3" crack on side of crock, continuing a short distance onto underside where it forms a long "Y" around edge of underside. Two very minor rim chips.
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