Lot #: 88
Price Realized: $2,875.00
($2,500 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.
Very Rare Two-Gallon Stoneware Crock with Stenciled Deer and Stylized Slip-Trailed Decoration, Stamped "J.C. WAELDE / NORTH BAY," New York State origin, circa 1855, cylindrical crock with tooled shoulder and applied lug handles, decorated with a stenciled cobalt design of a standing deer atop a brushed ground, flanked by slip-trailed vine and spot decorations. Slip-trailed "2" underscored by dashes above. Brushed highlight to maker's mark. Excellent mix of stenciled, slip-trailed, and brushed decorative treatments. One of the finest examples of North Bay stoneware to be offered in recent years. Provenance: A fresh-to-the-market example from a fifty-year private collection. Very nice conddition with a crack extending from rim to end of one handle. Iron ping to shoulder on reverse.
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