Lot #: 33
Price Realized: $1,770.00
($1,500 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 One-Gallon Stoneware Crock with Cobalt Decoration of a Lady's Profile, attributed to William Macquoid, Manhattan, NY, circa 1870, cylindrical crock with tooled shoulder, semi-rounded rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with a brushed design of a woman's face in a profile, including bun hairstyle and earring. A top-to-bottom crack from rim on reverse. Additional tight lines to underside. A shallow 1" chip to rim on front. Flakes to underside. A thin 1 3/4" flake to reverse with a small Y-shaped line emanating from it. A 1/2" line in rim above left handle. A relatively minor, approximately 1 3/4" worn area to bottom edge on front, some or all of which may have occurred in the firing.
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