Lot #: 149
Price Realized: $575.00
($500 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 Six-Gallon Stoneware Crock with Elaborate Cobalt Floral Decoration, Stamped "J.M. HICKERSON / STRASBURG, VA," circa 1880, cylindrical crock with tooled shoulder, squared rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with an elaborately-brushed swag and floral design on one side, the reverse with a large horizontal floral motif. An unusually-large and well-decorated example of Hickerson stoneware. Provenance: Recently found in a closet in the Shenandoah Valley. Crock is out-of-round with some sunken areas. Some burns to surface. Rim chips. A few small chips to one handle.
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