Lot #: 149
Price Realized: $172.50
($150 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.
Four-Gallon Stoneware Crock with Elaborate Cobalt Floral Decoration, Midwestern origin, third quarter 19th century, cylindrical crock with tooled shoulder, rounded rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with a slip-trailed stem bearing open and closed tulip blossoms with heavily-brushed interiors. An unusual and visually-appealing design. Some surface lines to midsection of crock, not visible on interior. Some fry to cobalt. Minor handle chip. Chip to interior of rim.
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