Lot #: 137
Price Realized: $805.00
($700 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 11 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 Washington, D.C., Stoneware Advertising Crock, Greensboro, PA, origin, circa 1875, straight-sided crock with lug handles, decorated with cobalt stripes and twisting freehand vines. The address "E. LULLEY / 616 / PENN AVE., / WASHINGTON / D.C." stenciled in cobalt along with a stenciled "4". Handle terminals brushed with large cobalt circles. A rare example of Washington, D.C., merchant stoneware made in Western PA. In-the-making, recessed spot on front. One chip on each handle. Height 14 3/4".
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