Lot #: 62
Price Realized: $287.50
($250 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.
Five-Gallon Stoneware Crock with Elaborate Cobalt Vine Decoration, Stamped "A.O. WHITTEMORE / HAVANA, NY," circa 1870, straight-sided crock with semi-squared rim and applied lug handles, cobalt-decorated with a large slip-trailed looping vine design and two 5's underscored by cobalt dashes. Fry to cobalt. 6" inverted Y-shaped line. 1/2" flake to side of crock. H 12".
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