Lot #: 134
Price Realized: $862.50
($750 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 Two-Gallon Stoneware Crock with Cobalt Flying Bird and the Inscription "Super Fine," attributed to Seymour & Bosworth, Hartford, CT, circa 1875, cylindrical crock with tooled shoulder, semi-rounded rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with a solid cobalt bird in flight above the slogan "Super Fine" within a wreath. Rim chips. Some fry to cobalt.
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