Lot #: 90
Price Realized: $690.00
($600 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.
Rare One-Gallon Stoneware Cake Crock, Inscribed in Cobalt "Shupps Bee Hive / Plymouth. Pa," Impressed "EVAN R. JONES / PITTSTON, PA," circa 1875, low-walled cylindrical crock with tooled shoulder, semi-rounded rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with the slip-trailed inscription for "Shupps Bee Hive". In-the-firing dryness to cobalt. Otherwise excellent condition.
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