Lot #: 243
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.
Scarce Six-Gallon Stoneware Crock with Large Cobalt Parrot Decoration, Stamped "S.L. PEWTRESS & CO / FAIRHAVEN CONN," circa 1870, cylindrical crock with semi-rounded rim and applied lug handles, decorated with a brushed and slip-trailed design of a crested parrot perched on crossed branches with a circular flower accent and dotted trails. Some fry to cobalt. Crack and flake at end of one handle, probably in-the-firing. A minor iron ping to shoulder. Two thin cracks from rim on reverse, measuring 4" and 3".
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