Lot #: 183
Price Realized: $115.00
($100 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.
Five-Gallon Stoneware Crock with Cobalt Floral Decoration, Ohio origin, circa 1870, cylindrical crock with tooled shoulder, rounded rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with an unusual slip-trailed floral design with bell-shaped blossom, flanked by two script numbers 5's. Y-shaped crack on underside, extending 6 1/4" up side of crock under one handle. Some wear to Albany slip on interior base. Otherwise excellent condition.
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