Lot #: 161
Price Realized: $460.00
($400 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 13 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 Elaborate Cobalt Bird Decoration, Stamped "W.H. FARRAR & CO. / GEDDES, NY," circa 1860, cylindrical crock with tooled shoulder, semi-squared rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with a large slip-trailed design of a bird with striped body, perched on a stylized fence or lawn with flowers blooming to the left. Slip-trailed "6" with flourishes to the right of the bird. Provenance: Lynn White Collection, Readfield, ME. Top-to-bottom crack on front. 3" hairline on front. Flaking to surface with some blue touch-up to decoration. 7" hairline on reverse. Rim chips. Chips to one handle. Rim secured with a wire. H 13 3/4".
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