Lot #: 222
Price Realized: $1,035.00
($900 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 Four-Gallon Stoneware Crock with Cobalt Reclining Dog with Birds Scene, Stamped "WEST TROY / N.Y. / POTTERY," circa 1875, cylindrical crock with semi-rounded rim and applied lug handles, decorated with a large brushed and slip-trailed design of a dog with turned head and curled tail, reclining atop a heavily-detailed ground with a tree and two flying birds to the right. Excellent, folky presence about the dog with highly-stylized head and large eye. The addition of the tree with birds is quite unusual. Literature: Pictured on the cover of the 1985 stoneware catalog from 3 Behrs, Carmel NY. Significant restoration to exfoliation to surface, primarily on reverse and sides. Additional filled and colored flakes to front, not affecting decoration. Some restoration and a short line in one handle. Opposite handle is possibly a complete restoration. Some restoration to rim.
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