Lot #: 230
Price Realized: $287.50
($250 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 Elaborate Cobalt Floral Decoration, Stamped "W.H. LEHEW & CO. / STRASBURG, VA" circa 1870, cylindrical crock with tooled shoulder, squared rim, and applied lug handles, decorated on both sides with a leafy vine bearing three tulip blossoms. Faint, in-the-firing surface lines near base, which do not extend through to interior. Several rim chips. Chip to one handle and minor 1/2" line in opposite handle. A few base chips. H 13 1/4".
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