Lot #: 114
Price Realized: $373.75
($325 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.
Four-Gallon Stoneware Crock with Cobalt Bird Decoration, Stamped "S.L. PEWTRESS & CO. / FAIR HAVEN, CONN.," Connecticut origin, circa 1870, cylindrical crock with rounded rim and applied lug handles, decorated with a slip-trailed cobalt design of a crested bird with long tail, perched on a stylized leaf and floral design. Some fry to cobalt. Thin 4 1/2" crack on underside, continuing 4 1/2" up reverse of crock. A 1 3/4" hairline extending up from base on reverse. 1/2" chip on top of rim.
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