Lot #: 88
Price Realized: $747.50
($650 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 Outstanding Cobalt Bird and Floral Decoration, Stamped "W A MACQUOID & CO / POTTERY WORKS / LITTLE WST 12TH ST NY," circa 1870, large-sized cylindrical crock with tooled rim and applied lug handles, decorated with an elaborate, artistically-rendered flowering plant and bird design. Bird depicted with long tail and ringed neck, perched on a flower blossom, its head bent towards a leaf. A fine example which exhibits the painterly nature of much of Macquoid's stoneware decoration. Rim chips. Chipping to one handle. Small chip to opposite handle. Some staining to front. H 13 1/2".
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