Lot #: 242
Price Realized: $431.25
($375 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.
Scarce Five-Gallon Stoneware Crock with Cobalt Double Bird Decoration, Stamped "J.A. & C.W. UNDERWOOD / FORT EDWARD, N.Y.," circa 1865-1867, cylindrical crock with semi-rounded rim and applied lug handles, decorated with a slip-trailed design of two crossed birds with crests, long tails, and heavily-shaded bodies, perched in the crook of a tree branch. 10" crack to right of birds. Some light fry to cobalt. Nick to front of rim. Small iron ping to rim on reverse.
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