Lot #: 415
Price Realized: $517.50
($450 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 Cobalt Bird on Stump Decoration, Stamped "C.W. BRAUN / BUFFALO, NY," circa 1870, cylindrical crock with semi-rounded rim and applied lug handles, decorated with a slip-trailed design of a well-detailed bird with turned head and raised leg, standing atop a tree stump. Slip-trailed "6." to right of bird. Bird decorations by this New York State maker are considered difficult-to-find. 1 5/8" rim chip on reverse. A few shallow chips to interior of rim. Minor glazed-over chip to one handle.
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