Lot #: 212
Price Realized: $115.00
($100 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.
Three-Gallon Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Cake Crock with New York City Advertising, New York City or New York State origin, circa 1880, cylindrical form with semi-rounded rim and applied lug handles, decorated with a large slip-trailed leaf below the impressed and cobalt advertising "ROBERT. WORTHINGTON / 2315 THIRD AVE / NEW YORK". A 6" crack from rim on reverse and 2" crack from rim above right handle. A glazed-over 1 1/4" chip to one handle and smaller post-firing chip to same handle. A 1 3/4" chip to rim on front, beside a tiny nick, along with a chip to interior of rim, and a minor rim nick on reverse. Some water glass staining.
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