Lot #: 303
Price Realized: $431.25
($375 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.
Five-Gallon Stoneware Crock with Decoration of the Date "1869" within a Wreath, Northeastern U.S. origin, cylindrical crock with semi-rounded rim and applied lug handles, decorated with a slip-trailed cobalt design of a dotted wreath surrounding the date "18/69" above a flower blossom. Provenance: Lynn White Collection, Readfield, ME. Spidering surface lines. 2" x 1/8" strip of wear on reverse. 5" in-the-firing line on interior, not visible on exterior. Rim chips, the largest measuring 1 1/2". H 12".
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