Lot #: 174
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.
Scarce One-Gallon Stoneware Crock with Large Cobalt Bird Decoration, Stamped "W. ROBERTS. BINGHAMTON NY," circa 1870, cylindrical crock with tooled shoulder, rounded rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with a slip-trailed cobalt design of a crested bird with fan-shaped tail, striped breast, and spotted wing. An unusually small-sized crock for this popular Roberts decoration. Professionally-restored crack from rim on reverse, extending onto underside. Some light bubbling to cobalt.
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