Lot #: 206
Price Realized: $2,300.00
($2,000 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.
Outstanding and Rare Three-Gallon Stoneware Crock with Cobalt Fish Decoration, Ohio origin, circa 1870, cylindrical crock with tooled shoulder, semi-rounded rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with a large slip-trailed fish, possibly a trout, featuring jagged fins and a heavily-spotted body, underscored by two leafy stems. Slip-trailed "3" with flourishes at shoulder. Excellent and highly desirable figural design. Provenance: A fresh-to-the-market example from a Maine collection assembled during the 1980s. 3 1/2" inverted Y-shaped line on reverse, which does not appear to extend through to interior. Some staining to surface. H 11 1/8".
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