Lot #: 235
Price Realized: $161.00
($140 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.
Rare Three-Gallon Stoneware Crock with Manganese Decoration, Stamped "P. HERRMANN," Baltimore, MD, circa 1875, straight-sided crock with tooled shoulder, squared rim, and applied lug handles, decorated below the rim with a series of brushed manganese dashes, and along the shoulder with a brushed manganese floral design. This crock is the only example of Herrmann stoneware we have seen with manganese decoration. Wide Y-shaped crack extending from underside vertically up one side of crock and curving under handle. Rim chip and two small handle chips. H 13 1/2".
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