Lot #: 210
Price Realized: $258.75
($225 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.
Three-Gallon "EAGLE POTTERY" Stoneware Crock with Large Stenciled Eagle, Greensboro, PA origin, circa 1875, cylindrical crock with tooled shoulder, rounded rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with a large stenciled federal eagle, holding a banner, which reads "EAGLE POTTERY." Brushed cobalt daubs at shoulder and a brushed "3" flanked by brushwork at base. One fully restored handle. Chips to opposite handle. Significant wear to interior. Crazing and flaking to surface. Painted touch-up to decoration. Hairlines from rim. Rim chip and chips to bottom edge of rim. Sealed cracks in reverse. 1 1/2" base chip. H 14 1/2".
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