Lot #: 279
Price Realized: $316.25
($275 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.
Four-Gallon Stoneware Crock with Cobalt Bird Decoration, New England origin, circa 1860, cylindrical crock with semi-rounded rim and applied lug handles, decorated with a brushed and slip-trailed cobalt design of a crested bird perched on a stylized branch. Impressed "4" below rim flanked by slip-trailed swags. Essentially as-made condition. Heavy salt glaze to left side. Glazed-over handle chip. Glazed-over separation at edge on underside, continuing onto base. H 10 3/4".
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