Lot #: 292
Price Realized: $460.00
($400 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 10 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.
Six-Gallon Stoneware Crock with Cobalt Double Bird Decoration, Stamped "S. HART / FULTON," New York State origin, circa 1860, cylindrical crock with tooled shoulder, semi-rounded rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with a slip-trailed design of crossed bird with heavily-shaded wings and spotted bodies. Slip-trailed "6" with flourish to left of decoration. Cobalt stripes through maker's mark. Some fry to cobalt. A small bit of clay adhered to reverse. Minor in-the-making contact mark to one handle.
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