Lot #: 293
Price Realized: $287.50
($250 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.
Scarce One-and-a-Half-Gallon Stoneware Crock with Cobalt Floral Decoration, Stamped "S.C. BROWN / HUNTINGTON, / L.I.", circa 1879-1882, cylindrical crock with tooled shoulder, semi-rounded rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with a brushed tulip below the cobalt-highlighted maker's mark of Stephen C. Brown. Provenance: Donald Matties Collection. Literature: Illustrated on page 44, fig. 51 of USEFUL ART Long Island Pottery, Cynthia Aarps Corbett, Society for the Preservation of Long Island Antiquities, 1985. Excellent condition with a minor nick on interior of rim.
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