Lot #: 374
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.
Five-Gallon Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Crock, Stamped "P. HERRMANN," Baltimore, MD origin, circa 1875, cylindrical crock with tooled shoulder, squared rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with a brushed cobalt hanging flower design on the front and a two-stemmed clover design on the reverse. Hairlines on underside. Large inverted Y-shaped crack from rim on front with small filled and colored sections, measuring approximately 13 1/2". Hairlines on underside. Rim secured with a metal wire. Stone ping on reverse. In-the-firing, top-to-bottom separation on reverse, visible only on interior. H 15 1/2".
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