Lot #: 445
Price Realized: $201.25
($175 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 "N.A. WHITE & CO. / BINGHAMTON," New York State origin, circa 1866-1868, cylindrical crock with tooled shoulder, semi-rounded rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with a slip-trailed cobalt design of a crested bird with turned head and long tail, perched on the stem of a flowering vine. Cobalt highlights to maker's mark and capacity mark. Restoration to rim on front. Some fairly unobtrusive bubbling to cobalt. Chip on interior of rim. One minor handle chip and minor wear to opposite handle. Flaking to reverse. 4” crack from rim on reverse.
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