Lot #: 320
Price Realized: $86.25
($75 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.
Five-Gallon Stoneware Crock with Cobalt Floral Decoration, Midwestern origin, circa 1860-1885, cylindrical crock with tooled shoulder, applied lug handles, and semi-rounded rim, decorated with a large brushed cobalt floral featuring a tubular center with scalloped edge. Heavy wear to cobalt. Top-to-bottom crack from rim on front. Additional shorter cracks from rim. Two cracks at base. Shallow chip to top of rim, possibly in-the-firing. Minor wear to end of one handle.
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