Lot #: 478
Price Realized: $143.75
($125 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 One-Gallon Stoneware Crock with Cobalt Heart Decoration, Dated 1858, probably Midwestern origin, cylindrical crock with tooled shoulder, semi-rounded rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with a slip-trailed cobalt design of a heart encompassing the date "1859," surrounded by dots. Reverse decorated with the date "1859," underscored by a flourish. 3 1/4" x 3 1/4" reglued piece from rim with related top-to-bottom crack. 2 1/2" vertical hairline at base on front, continuing 1 3/4" onto underside. A second 1" line at base on reverse, continuing 1 1/2" onto underside. A small base chip and two smaller base nicks. Small chip to one handle.
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