Lot #: 454
Price Realized: $442.50
($375 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.
Two Two-Gallon Stoneware Crocks with Cobalt Bird Decoration, Ft. Edward, NY origin, circa 1875, both of cylindrical form with applied lug handles and slip-trailed design of crested bird perched on stylized branches. One stamped "NEW YORK / STONEWARE CO / FORT EDWARD. N.Y.", the other stamped "JA. & C.W. UNDERWOOD / FORT EDWARD. N.Y.". New York Stoneware Company crock with several in-the-firing lines to base on front, not visible on interior, a short line from rim on reverse, shallow rim chips, a small in-the-firing iron ping to reverse, and salt drips to surface. Underwood crock with crude restoration to all of left handle, touch-up to fry in cobalt, a faint 1 1/2" line from rim on front, and two 3 1/4" Y-shaped lines on reverse, not visible on interior.
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