Lot #: 259
Price Realized: $74.75
($65 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 Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Crock, Midwestern origin, circa 1880, straight-sided crock with tooled shoulder and applied handles, decorated with a slip-trailed cobalt "4" underscored by a "bee stinger" design ending in a pointed, leaf-like tail. Faint 2" line on front and faint 3" under one handle. Both lines are in surface only, and likely occurred during the firing. Chip to interior of rim. H 12 1/4".
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