Lot #: 102
Price Realized: $373.75
($325 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.
Four-Gallon Stoneware Crock with Cobalt Bird Decoration, Stamped "J.A. & C.W. UNDERWOOD / FORT EDWARD, N.Y.," circa 1865, straight-sided crock with rounded rim and applied lug handles, decorated with a slip-trailed cobalt design of a bird with long bill and spotted breast, perched on a leaf. 2 1/8" X-shaped line under one handle, which is in surface only near base. 5" vertical line on front, which is in surface only. One small handle chip. 2 1/2" in-the-making base flake. 1 1/4" base chip, probably in-the-making. Small base chip on reverse with 1 3/4" vertical line extending upward from it. This line also continues 1 1/4" onto underside. Spots of fry to cobalt. Some surface staining. H 11".
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