Lot #: 402
Price Realized: $287.50
($250 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 Three-Gallon Stoneware Crock with Cobalt Bird Decoration, Stamped "EVAN R. JONES / PITTSTON, PA," circa 1875, cylindrical crock with tooled shoulder, semi-rounded rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with a finely-brushed design of a bird perched on a leafy branch. An unusual decoration for this maker. Long crack from rim on reverse. In-the-firing iron ping to rim on reverse. Minor iron ping to midsection on reverse. Very minor nick on interior of rim.
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