Lot #: 211
Price Realized: $1,150.00
($1,000 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.
Rare Four-Gallon Stoneware Crock with Cobalt Game Bird Decoration, Stamped "J. MANTELL / PENN YAN," NY State origin, circa 1860, cylindrical crock with tooled shoulder, semi-squared rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with a finely-slip-trailed design of a game bird with turned head and raised leg, perched atop a plant. Excellent detail to bird, including a spotted breast, striped neck, and cobalt-accented tail. Given the bird's similarity to examples by the Burger family, this crock was likely decorated by a previous employee of the Burger pottery in Rochester. Excellent, as-made condition with some small stone pings.
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