Lot #: 315
Price Realized: $143.75
($125 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 Large-Sized Stoneware Crock with Stenciled Eagle Decoration, Ohio origin, fourth quarter 19th century, approximately twenty-gallon, semi-ovoid jar with raised banding, the front with stenciled decoration of a spread-winged eagle with banner, inscribed "E. PLURIBUS UNUM". Excellent condition with some light staining and a later marker inscription on inside, which reads "NOT FOR FOOD CONTAINED LYE". H 21 1/4".
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