Lot #: 409
Price Realized: $390.00
($325 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.
Five-Gallon Stoneware Crock with Cobalt Paddletail Bird Decoration, Stamped "N.A. WHITE & SON. / UTICA, N.Y.," circa 1885, large-sized, cylindrical crock with semi-rounded rim and applied lug handles, decorated with a brushed and slip-trailed design of a crested bird with paddle-shaped tail, perched on a flowering vine. Mottled staining throughout. Rim chips. A tight spider crack on underside, forming a fork-shaped crack on left side of crock below handle. A thin 6" crack from rim on reverse. Some short, minor surface lines. H 12 3/8".
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