Lot #: 57
Price Realized: $448.50
($390 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.
Six-Gallon Stoneware Crock with Large Cobalt Bird Decoration, possibly A.O. Whittemore, Havana, NY, circa 1860, straight-sided crock with applied lug handles, decorated with a large slip-trailed cobalt bird with turned head, tall crest, and striped body, perched on a leafy, heavily-shaded branch. Fry to cobalt. 3 1/4" line from rim on front. Thin, in-the-firing flake to front. 2 1/2" vertical surface line extending up from base on front and extending 1 1/2" onto underside. A few small stone pings on right side of crock. 1" x 1 1/2" flake off base on reverse. Small chip on interior of rim. H 13".
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