Lot #: 304
Price Realized: $345.00
($300 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.
Three-Gallon Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Crock, attributed to David Parr, Jr., Richmond, VA, circa 1865, straight-sided crock with tooled shoulder, squared rim, and applied lug handles, decorated on the front and back with a brushed cobalt tulip design. Two tiny rim nicks. Small chips to shoulder molding. Light wear to ends of both handles. Small stone ping on one side. Small base chip and 1 1/2" base chip, both of which may have occurred in the making. H 14 1/4".
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