Lot #: 12
Price Realized: $649.00
($550 hammer, plus 18% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 5 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.
Four-Gallon Stoneware Crock with Unusual Cobalt Bird Decoration, Stamped "OTTMAN BRO'S / & CO.. / FORT EDWARD, N.Y.", circa 1875, cylindrical crock with semi-rounded rim and applied lug handles, decorated with a large slip-trailed design of a fat-bodied bird with crest, perched on a leaf. Cobalt highlights to maker's mark and capacity mark. Areas of staining to sides and reverse. A thin 3 1/2" crack from rim on reverse. Three minor nicks to interior of rim. A salt drip to rim on reverse.
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