Lot #: 107
Price Realized: $230.00
($200 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-Gallon Stoneware Butter Crock with Cobalt Floral Decoration, PA origin, circa 1860, cylindrical crock with heavily-tooled midsection, squared rim, and applied lug handles, decorated on the front and back with brushed cobalt swags and hanging flowers. Essentially as-made condition with a 1 1/4" salt drip to one side, along with a tiny in-the-firing chip to shoulder molding above.
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