Lot #: 293
Price Realized: $287.50
($250 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.
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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