Lot #: 406
Price Realized: $295.00
($250 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.
Three Pennsylvania Stoneware Butter Crocks, 19th century, a half-gallon example with flowering vine design, attributed to D.P. Shenfelder, Reading, PA, circa 1875; a one-gallon example with cobalt floral decoration over a Bristol-type slip, attributed to Thomas Haig, Philadelphia, PA, circa 1875; and an undecorated example, stamped "A.C.G. DIPPLE / LEWISTOWN, PA". Attributed Shenfelder butter crock with lines to body, rim area, and underside. Attributed Haig example with a flake to underside at edge, a small in-the-firing ping to base, and minor rim wear. Dipple example with a small base chip and an in-the-firing iron ping to rim.
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