Lot #: 239
Price Realized: $258.75
($225 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-Decorated Stoneware Cake Crock with Lid, Stamped "R.C.R. / PHILA," Philadelphia, PA, circa 1875, cylindrical crock with tooled shoulder and ribbed lug handles, decorated on the front and back with large brushed-cobalt leaves. Includes original swag-decorated lid. Heavy chipping to knob of lid. Chips to flange on underside. Crock with significant restoration to cracks, touching some of the decoration. Additional damage to crock includes some short hairlines, fry to cobalt, two large salt drips, and a small rim chip. H (including lid) 7 1/8" ; Diameter 10 1/2".
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