Lot #: 202
Price Realized: $570.00
($475 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 3 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.
Extremely Rare Two-Gallon Stoneware Crock with Two-Sided Cobalt Grapes Decoration, Stamped "SAM'L I. IRVINE / NEWVILLE, PA," circa 1865, cylindrical crock with tooled shoulder, semi-rounded rim, and applied lug handles, decorated on the front and reverse with a thickly slip-trailed design of a grape cluster hanging from a leafy stem. Impressed with Samuel Irvine mark on front and reverse. This crock is the first example of Irvine stoneware that we have seen featuring a grapes decoration. Scattered exfoliation throughout. A 5" diagonal crack from rim. Wear to interior of rim. One rim chip. A large, glazed-over dent to reverse. H 9 1/8".
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