Lot #: 424
Price Realized: $265.50
($225 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 Four-Gallon Stoneware Crock with Cobalt Flying Eagle Decoration, Stamped "BULLARD & SCOTT / CAMBRIDGEPORT, MASS," circa 1870, cylindrical crock with applied lug handles and semi-rounded rim, decorated with a large slip-trailed design of a flying eagle holding a banner in its beak. Cobalt highlights to maker's mark and capacity mark. Large area of amateur restoration to base, reverse, and underside, not affecting decoration. An 8" crack from rim on front with some minor filled spots.
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