Lot #: 128
Price Realized: $138.00
($120 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.
Two American Stoneware Crocks, circa 1880, a four-gallon crock with impressed swan decoration, stamped "GARDINER STONEWARE / MANUFACTORY / GARDINER, ME" and a three-gallon cream jar with stenciled design, stamped "F.H. COWDEN / HARRISBURG." Gardiner, ME crock with extensive flaking and two chips on interior of rim. Cowden jar has significant damage in the form of flaking and several thin cracks on surface and underside. H (of Gardiner, ME crock)10 7/8".
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