Lot #: 68
Price Realized: $143.75
($125 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.
Three-Gallon Manganese-Decorated Stoneware Crock, Stamped "S. BELL & SON / STRASBURG," circa 1890, cylindrical crock with lug handles, decorated with manganese swags and hanging flowers. Provenance: Descended in the family of Betty Cooley, the wife of potter Richard Franklin "Polk" Bell. 8" crack from rim. Chips and a 1 1/4" loss to one handle. Chips to underside of opposite handle. A pre-firing chip on interior of rim is brushed over with manganese. H 13 3/4".
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