Lot #: 522
Price Realized: $402.50
($350 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.
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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