Lot #: 527
Price Realized: $258.75
($225 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.
One-Gallon Stoneware Crock with Cobalt Swag Decoration, Stamped "S. BELL & SON / STRASBURG," circa 1890, pail-shaped crock with squared rim and applied tab handles, decorated with brushed cobalt swags on the front and reverse, applied over whitish slip. Surface wear to interior and rim, along with rim chips. Lighter surface wear to handles, as well as one rim chip. Some light exterior surface wear. 2" in-the-firing vertical separation line at base, which extends 1 1/2" onto underside, a very small section of which is visible on the interior.
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