Lot #: 97
Price Realized: $488.75
($425 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.
Rare One-Gallon Stoneware Crock with Cobalt Drum Decoration, attributed to William Macquoid, New York, New York, circa 1870, cylindrical crock with tooled shoulder, semi-rounded rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with a brushed cobalt design of a drum with sawtoothed rope embellishments, dashed rim and base, and two drumsticks above. Several chips to one handle. 3 1/2" crack from rim on reverse. Three small shallow chips to interior of rim. A few faint surface lines, presumably in-the-firing, on reverse. 1" line on interior of rim on reverse.
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