Lot #: 86
Price Realized: $230.00
($200 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 Three-Gallon Stoneware Crock with Cobalt Floral Decoration, Stamped "PRUDEN & OLCOTT, / 185 DUANE ST NY," Elizabeth, NJ origin, circa 1865, cylindrical crock with tooled shoulder, concave rim molding, and applied lug handles, decorated with a brushed cobalt tulip plant bearing two large blossoms. Made during a brief partnership between Elizabeth, NJ potter, J.M. Pruden, and a New York City merchant, Augustus Olcott. A rim chip on front and reverse. Some minor nicks on interior of rim. A chip to one handle. Three small chips to opposite handle. Two chips and small iron ping at base on reverse. Two chips on underside at edge, one of which has a 1 3/4" horizontal surface line extending off from it. 5" surface line on underside. Some light fry to spots of cobalt.
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