Lot #: 163
Price Realized: $143.75
($125 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.
Three-Gallon Stoneware Crock with Cobalt Bird Decoration, Stamped "W.H. FARRAR / GEDDES. N.Y.," circa 1870, cylindrical crock with tooled shoulder and applied lug handles, decorated with a brushed and slip-trailed cobalt design of a bird beside a flower. Provenance: Lynn White Collection, Readfield, ME. 9 3/4" crack from rim on front. Painted touch-up to fry in decoration. 8" reglued wedge from rim on reverse. H 10".
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