Lot #: 255
Price Realized: $977.50
($850 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.
Very Rare Stoneware Crock with Cobalt Federal Eagle Decoration, Northeastern U.S. origin, possibly Pruden Family, Elizabethtown, NJ, third quarter 19th century, small-sized, cylindrical crock with tooled shouder, flattened rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with a brushed design of a spread-winged Federal eagle with striped shield across its chest. A folky representation of our national symbol, with heavily-shaded wings and large claws. Reverse with slip-trailed wavy line design. The color, form, and line decoration on reverse, suggest the crock may have been made at the J.M. Pruden Pottery in Elizabethtown, NJ. Excellent decoration and size. Approximately 3" crack on underside, extending 4 1/2" up right side of front to end of right handle. 1 1/4" rim chip on exterior. A minor rim chip on interior. H 5 7/8" ; Diameter 7".
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