Lot #: 219
Price Realized: $1,265.00
($1,100 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.
Very Rare Half-Gallon Stoneware Crock with Elaborate Cobalt House Scene, Stamped "WEST TROY / N.Y. / POTTERY," circa 1875, cylindrical crock with semi-rounded rim and applied lug handles, decorated with brushed cobalt design of a house atop a hill flanked by three pine trees. Base and sides of hill further embellished with brushed cobalt shrubs and ground cover. Excellent and highly unusual design covering most of the crock's front. The rarity of this example is compounded by the scarce small size of the pot. Professionally-restored cracks to body of crock and underside, with some touch-up to decoration not affecting the house itself. Two 1 1/4" hairlines at base.
Click images to enlarge.
A Few of the Related Items We've Sold
Antique Stoneware Water Cooler, Stamped "BOYNTON" (Albany, NY)
Albany, NY Stoneware Presentation Water Cooler
Extremely Important West Troy, NY Stoneware Elephant Crock
Extremely Important Stoneware Jug w/ Incised Decoration of Man Looking Between his Legs
Exceedingly Rare Paul Cushman (Albany, NY, c1812) Stoneware Jar Inscribed "Cooperstown"
Rare and Exceptional MARTIN CRAFTS / BOSTON Stoneware Jar w/ Elaborate Slip-Trailed Bird Design
Exceptional Stoneware Crock w/ Bold Mule Decoration attrib. West Troy, NY
Outstanding WM. E. WARNER / WEST TROY Stoneware Bird Crock w/ Elaborate Design
