Lot #: 382
Price Realized: $201.25
($175 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 9 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 Two-Gallon Jersey City Heights, NJ Stoneware Advertising Crock with Cobalt Leaf Decoration, probably New York City origin, circa 1880, cylindrical crock with semi-rounded rim and lug handles, decorated with a large slip-trailed leaf below the elaborate impressed and cobalt-highlighted advertising "ESPECIALLY MADE FOR / H.C. LUDEWIG / 412 CENTRAL AVE / JERSEY CITY HEIGHTS". A 7" crack from rim on front and a 6 3/4" crack from rim on reverse. A 2" surface line on interior of rim on reverse, not visible on exterior. Staining to surface. One handle chip. One chip to interior of rim.
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