Lot #: 412
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.
Four-Gallon Stoneware Crock with Cobalt Bird Decoration, Stamped "S.B. BOSWORTH / HARTFORD, CT.," circa 1880-1890, cylindrical crock with lug handles, decorated with a slip-trailed design of a bird with spotted breast and heavily-shaded head, perched on a stylized plant. Bird's eye is incised into the cobalt slip. Later painted blue highlights to maker's mark and capacity mark. 4 1/2" hairline from rim on right side of crock's front. Thin 5" crack on left side of crocks' front. Rim chips. Small iron ping on side of crock.
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