Lot #: 207
Price Realized: $115.00
($100 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 15 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.
Six-Gallon Stoneware Crock with Cobalt Bee Stinger Decoration, Midwestern origin, possibly Red Wing, MN, circa 1880, straight-sided crock with tooled shoulder, rounded rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with a slip-trailed cobalt 6 underscored by a "bee stinger" design. Near mint condition with a tiny nick or stone ping on end of one handle. H 15 3/4".
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