Lot #: 12
Price Realized: $172.50
($150 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.
Two-Gallon Stoneware Crock with Cobalt Bird-on-Stump Decoration, Stamped "RIEDINGER & CAIRE / POUGHKEEPSIE, NY," circa 1860, cylindrical crock with tooled shoulder, semi-rounded rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with a cobalt design of a fan-tailed bird perched on a stump flanked by shrubs. Several hairlines in underside, one of which continues onto base where it forms a Y. Two thin cracks from rim, measuring 4 1/2" and 1 1/2". Base chip on reverse. A few rim chips. H 9 1/4".
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