Lot #: 479
Price Realized: $240.00
($200 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.
Two Stoneware Crocks with Cobalt Bird Decoration, Northeastern U.S. origin, circa 1870, a two-gallon crock with slip-trailed bird-on-stump decoration, stamped "RIEDINGER & CAIRE / POUGHKEEPSIE-NY," paired with a two-gallon crock with slip-trailed dove-on-branch decoration, stamped "FRANK B. NORTON / WORCESTER, MASS." Poughkeepsie crock with restoration to rim and shoulder area, large area of restoration to left of bird, and network of unrestored cracks in underside. Worcester crock with restoration to rim and maker's mark area on front as well as a large area on reverse, and unrestored bubbling to cobalt. H (of each) approx. 9 1/2".
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