Lot #: 493
Price Realized: $354.00
($300 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.
Two Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Crocks, Northeastern U.S. origin, circa 1875, a three-gallon crock with stylized floral motif, stamped "FORT EDWARD STONE WARE CO. / FORT EDWARD, N.Y.", paired with a three-gallon crock with slip-trailed floral motif, including dots to the blossom and swags flanking the capacity mark, MA origin. Fort Edward Stoneware Co. crock with staining to surface, rim chips, and an in-the-firing iron ping to reverse. Other crock with chips to interior of rim, a large salt drip to one side, minor chipping to one handle, and light wear to opposite handle.
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