Lot #: 320
Price Realized: $600.00
($500 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.
Rare One-and-a-Half-Gallon Stoneware Crock with Cobalt Bird on Branch Decoration, Stamped "BELMONT AVE. / POTTERY.," Newark, NJ origin, circa 1880, cylindrical crock with tooled shoulder, squared rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with a slip-trailed design of crested bird perched on a stylized branch. Cobalt highlights to maker's mark and capacity mark. The cobalt used on the bird has a slight purplish tinge to it, indicating it may have been mixed with manganese. Excellent condition with some very faint surface lines to underside, a small, in-the-firing iron ping to underside, a tiny rim nick, and some light staining. H 7 7/8".
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