Lot #: 156
Price Realized: $86.25
($75 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 Stoneware Crocks with Figural Decoration, Northeastern U.S. origin, second half 19th century, a two-gallon crock with impressed cow decoration, stamped "GARDINER STONE WARE / MANUFACTORY / GARDINER, Me.", circa 1876-1890; paired with a one-and-a-half-gallon crock with stenciled Federal eagle decoration, stamped "BROWN BROTHER , / HUNTINGTON, / L.I.", circa 1870-1885. Cow crock with 4 1/2" hairline from rim on reverse, extending through one handle terminal, and including a small reglued piece at rim, a small chip and minor nick to same handle, an additional, approximately 7" long hairline from rim on reverse, crossing hairlines on underside, two of which continue onto base, and a small chip and minor nick to interior of rim. Eagle crock with significant cracks and wire around rim, a 2" base chip, a rim chip, a small iron ping to reverse.
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