Rare O.H. SEYMOUR / HARTFORD, CT Stoneware Epigraph Crock: "Nothing Venture / Nothing Have"

Fall 2026 Stoneware Auction

Lot #: 149

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Rare Four-Gallon Stoneware Crock with Cobalt-Script Motto, "Nothing Venture / Nothing have," Stamped "O.H. SEYMOUR / HARTFORD," CT origin, circa 1871-1874, cylindrical crock with semi-rounded rim and applied lug handles, featuring the slip-trailed inscription, "Nothing Venture / Nothing have," with flourishes below. Cobalt accents to maker's mark and capacity mark. Tight cracks in underside, forming a long T at base with additional short line ascending from one end of the T. An approximately 2 1/4" vertical in-the-firing fissure on proper left side of crock, which does not extend through to interior. A 1" vertical surface line at base beside this fissure, not visible on interior. A 2" vertical, glazed-over line at base on reverse, not visible on interior. Light surface staining. H 10 1/4".



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