Lot #: 317
Price Realized: $287.50
($250 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.
Unusual Five-Gallon Stoneware Crock with Large Cobalt Clover Decoration, Baltimore, MD origin, circa 1875, cylindrical crock with tooled shoulder, squared rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with a two-stemmed plant design on the front and back featuring very large clovers. Small chips on exterior of rim and a 2 1/4" shallow chip on interior of rim. Thin crack on underside, extending onto base area in the form a Y-shaped hairline. H 15 3/8".
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