Lot #: 325
Price Realized: $172.50
($150 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.
Two Pieces of Midwestern Stoneware, third quarter 19th century, a two-gallon jar with cobalt tulip decoration, paired with a one-gallon crock with cobalt swag decoration and slightly-dome, salt-glazed lid. Lid is of Midwestern manufacture, but may not be original to the crock. Jar with 6 1/4" in-the-firing separation on interior of rim, not visible on exterior, a thin 3 1/2" crack from rim on reverse, wear to inner rim where lid would rest, a minor rim chip, and minor handle wear. Crock with 1" handle chip, minor wear to shoulder molding, a 1" surface line at base, and a 1/2" surface line at base. Lid with edge chips.
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