Lot #: 159
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.
Cobalt-Stenciled Stoneware Butter Crock, Western PA origin, circa 1875, small cylindrical crock with tooled shoulder and rounded rim, decorated with a stenciled foliate design across the front. Provenance: From a thirty-five year Western PA collection. Shallow base chip. 2" and 3 3/4" hairlines from rim. Wear to rim and other light wear to midsection. H 4 1/2" ; Diameter 7".
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