Lot #: 174
Price Realized: $805.00
($700 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 Stoneware Crock with Eagle Decoration, Stenciled "T.F. REPPERT. / GREENSBORO, PA," circa 1875, cylindrical crock with semi-rounded rim and applied lug handles, decorated with a stenciled federal eagle with patriotic shield across breast, holding arrows in both talons. Freehand cobalt stripes at shoulder. Brushed cobalt "3" with flourish to right of eagle. Provenance: Tom McCandless Collection, Hopewell, NJ. Two minor chips to shoulder molding. Some fry to cobalt. H 11".
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