Lot #: 145
Price Realized: $287.50
($250 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.
Three-Gallon Stoneware Crock with Bird Decoration, Northeastern U.S. origin, circa 1860, cylindrical crock with tooled shoulder, narrow semi-rounded rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with a large slip-trailed cobalt design of long-necked, spotted bird perched on a vine. Additional vine decoration above. Slip-trailed "3" at base. Significant restoration to one handle. (Handle possibly entirely restored.) Two restored rim chips. Restoration to a vertical line on interior of jar, which is not visible on exterior. Some restoration to base, presumably to chips.
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