Lot #: 360
Price Realized: $373.75
($325 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.
One-Gallon Stoneware Butter Crock, attributed to Richard C. Remmey, Philadelphia, PA, circa 1880, cylindrical crock with tooled rim and applied lug handles, decorated with a brushed swag design on the front and reverse. Cobalt scalloped line decoration under each handle. Glazed-over iron ping on top of one handle. 3" crack from rim on one side. 1 1/4" in-the-firing surface line on interior of rim, not visible on exterior. Very minor 5/8" surface line on top of rim. A few extremely faint surface lines on underside, presumably in-the-firing, and not visible on the interior.
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