Lot #: 633
Price Realized: $201.25
($175 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.
Two Pennsylvania Stoneware Crocks, circa 1865-1875, both of one-gallon size and cylindrical form with brushed cobalt tulip decorations, one marked "COWDEN & WILCOX / HARRISBURG PA," the other marked "EVAN R JONES / PITTSTON PA". Cowden & Wilcox crock with 2" inverted Y-shaped crack from rim on reverse, stained surface lines, a small chip to one handle, minor wear to end of opposite handle, and a small chip on interior of rim. Jones crock with some exfoliation to rim area.
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