Lot #: 113
Price Realized: $287.50
($250 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.
Two Pieces of Stoneware, American, fourth quarter 19th century and early 20th century, a large stoneware lid with cobalt swag decoration, Baltimore, MD origin, circa 1875; paired with a Bristol-slip-glazed crock with advertising for "H.J. HEINZ CO. / KEYSTONE PICKLING & PRESERVING WORKS / PITTSBURGH, U.S.A." within a blue insignia. Heinz crock with firing flaw at base, a few chips, and an X-shaped hairline at base on reverse, measuring 4" vertically from base of crock, and continuing a few inches onto underside. Diameter (of lid) 12 3/4".
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