Lot #: 115
Price Realized: $402.50
($350 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.
One-Gallon Stoneware Crock with Boston Advertising and Cobalt Bird Decoration, circa 1875, cylindrical crock with semi-rounded rim and applied lug handles, decorated with a slip-trailed cobalt design of a crested bird with fan-shaped tail, perched in a stylized branch, stamped "E.W. HALE / BOSTON." 2 1/2" in-the-firing chip to bottom edge. 2 1/4" hairline from rim. A small, shallow chip and some minor nicks on interior of rim.
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