Lot #: 454
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.
Rare Two-Gallon Wheeling, WV Stoneware Advertising Cake Crock, Western PA origin, circa 1875, cylindrical crock with tooled shoulder, semi-rounded rim, and applied lug handles, featuring the stenciled cobalt advertising "CENTER WHEELING GROCERY / H.F. BEHRENS" with stenciled sunrise at center. Surface heavily-decorated with brushed cobalt stripes and swags. Script cobalt "2" at base. A fine example of West Virginia advertising stoneware. Very nice condition with spots of grease staining throughout and a few tight lines on underside, which are difficult to see.
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