Lot #: 327
Price Realized: $402.50
($350 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.
Scarce Six-Gallon Stoneware Crock with Elaborate Cobalt Bird Decoration, Stamped "A.O. WHITTEMORE / HAVANA, N.Y.," circa 1865, cylindrical crock with tooled shoulder, semi-rounded rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with a large slip-trailed design of a crested bird with turned head, long tail, and striped body, perched on a leafy stem. Slip-trailed "6" to right of decoration. Cobalt highlights to maker's mark and capacity mark. Fry to cobalt. One handle reglued. 1 1/2" crack above one handle. Glazed-over line in terminal of opposite handle. Chip to interior of rim.
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