Lot #: 522
Price Realized: $402.50
($350 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.
One-Gallon Stoneware Cake Crock with Cobalt Floral Decoration and Lid, attributed to Henry H. Remmey, Philadelphia, PA, circa 1845, cylindrical crock with heavily-tooled shoulder and applied lug handles, decorated on the front and reverse with a brushed swag and fan-shaped floral motif. Undersides of handles decorated with a wavy cobalt line. Additional cobalt highlights to handle terminals. Includes a Baltimore stoneware lid with brushed swags and cobalt highlight around the knob. Crock with hairline in underside, two chips to one handle, and a few shallow chips and wear to interior of rim. Chips to lid.
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