Lot #: 17
Price Realized: $944.00
($800 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.
Rare Two-Gallon Stoneware Crock with Cobalt Stump and Flying Bird Decoration, NY State origin, circa 1875, straight-sided crock with semi-rounded rim and applied lug handles, decorated with a large slip-trailed cobalt tree stump with heavily-shaded interior and two sawed limbs, situated on a heavily-decorated ground. Background depicts a split-rail fence and birds flying in the distance. Two small, in-the-making stone pings on front. Rim chips. A 4 1/2" hairline on reverse.
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