Lot #: 18
Price Realized: $172.50
($150 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 Crock with Stenciled Cobalt Shaking Hands Decoration, Somerset Potters Works, Somerset, MA, circa 1870, cylindrical crock with semi-rounded rim and applied lug handles, decorated with a stenciled design of two shaking handles with well-detailed shirt cuffs. A smooth, approximately 1 1/2" rim chip on reverse, possibly in-the-making. A faint Y-shaped hairline to shoulder, not visible on interior. An iron ping to base.
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