Lot #: 387
Price Realized: $383.50
($325 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 Three-Gallon Stoneware Crock with Cobalt Decoration of an Urn, a Bird, and a Nest, Stamped "SOMERSET / POTTERS' WORKS.", circa 1885, cylindrical crock with tooled shoulder, semi-rounded rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with a slip-trailed design of an urn with fern-like plant, beside a bird with nest. Cobalt highlights to maker's mark and capacity mark. A top-to-bottom crack on left side of crock, continuing onto reverse and underside. A few minor chips to interior of rim. One small base chip.
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