Lot #: 211
Price Realized: $316.25
($275 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 Double-Bird Decoration, Stamped "OTTMAN BRO'S. / & CO. / FORT EDWARD, N.Y.," circa 1880, cylindrical crock with semi-rounded rim and applied lug handles, decorated with a slip-trailed design of two birds with heavily-shaded bodies, perched in the crook of a tree branch. Top-to-bottom crack on front, continuing onto underside, where it meets a 4" reglued wedge. A second crack extends off from this wedge on underside approximately 6" up right side of crock's front. Chips on interior and exterior of rim.
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