Lot #: 120
Price Realized: $977.50
($850 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 12 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.
One-and-a-Half-Gallon Stoneware Cake Crock with Cobalt Floral Decoration, Stamped "D.P. SHENFELDER / READING, PA," circa 1870, cylindrical crock with tooled shoulder, semi-rounded rim, and applied handles, decorated with a sweeping flowering vine bearing two blossoms. A good example of Shenfelder's work. Excellent condition with a small chip to rim on reverse.
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