Lot #: 181
Price Realized: $258.75
($225 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.
Three-Gallon Stoneware Crock with Cobalt Floral Decoration, Stamped "WHITES UTICA. NY," circa 1875, cylindrical crock with tooled shoulder, semi-rounded rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with a slip-trailed design of a flowering plant with circular blossoms and a drooping flower resembling an orchid. Brushed cobalt highlight to maker's mark. Some fry to orchid. Tiny flake at base of decoration. A small rim chip and a few very minor rim nicks. Some staining.
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