Lot #: 428
Price Realized: $295.00
($250 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.
Four-Gallon Stoneware Crock with Cobalt Grapes Decoration, Stamped "O.L. & A.K. BALLARD / BURLINGTON, VT," circa 1865, cylindrical crock with tooled shoulder, semi-squared rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with a large brushed design of a grape cluster hanging from a leafy stem. A thin 7 1/2" crack from rim on reverse. A 2" hairline above right handle. A few minor chips to interior of rim.
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