Lot #: 403
Price Realized: $180.00
($150 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 2 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.
Three-Gallon Stoneware Crock with Large Cobalt Bird-on-Branch Decoration, Ballard Vale, MA origin, circa 1880, cylindrical crock with semi-rounded rim and applied lug handles, decorated with a slip-trailed design of a crested bird perched on a heavily-detailed branch. A restored crack extending through decoration. Large restored section to one handle. Two thin cracks from rim on reverse. A small Y-shaped line to midsection on reverse. Lines to top of rim. Minor chips to interior of rim. H 10 3/8".
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