Lot #: 56
Price Realized: $718.75
($625 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 14 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.
Extremely Rare One-Gallon Stoneware Crock with Cobalt Floral Decoration, Stamped "T. GRIM / STRASBURG, VA," circa 1880, cylindrical crock with squared rim, decorated with four finely-brushed cobalt flowers. Shoulder impressed with very rare Theophilus Grim maker's mark. Pieces marked "T. GRIM / STRASBURG, VA," when found, typically have no cobalt decoration. Provenance: From a thirty-year VA collection. Several minor rim chips. Otherwise mint condition. H 9 1/2".
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