Lot #: 258
Price Realized: $360.00
($300 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 4 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.
One-and-a-Half-Gallon Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Cake Crock with Lid, Baltimore, MD origin, circa 1880, cylindrical form with squared rim and applied lug handles, decorated on the front and reverse with three large brushed clovers. Original lid decorated with four brushed floral motifs and a cobalt band around the base of the knob. Hand-incised "1 1/2" on underside of lid. Crock with a crack across underside, extending to shoulder on one side, a 7/8" chipped area to one handle, and rim chips. Lid with a small chip and a few tiny nicks to knob, a short, faint surface line to top, and a some shallow chips and wear to underside.
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