Lot #: 416
Price Realized: $258.75
($225 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.
Four-Gallon Stoneware Crock with Cobalt Chicken Pecking Corn Decoration, Stamped "WEST TROY, / N.Y. / POTTERY", circa 1880, cylindrical crock with tooled shoulder, semi-rounded rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with a slip-trailed design of a full-bodied chicken atop a stylized ground. Cobalt highlighted to maker's mark and capacity mark. A thin crack extending entirely around base, including two hairlines, which extend a few inches up reverse, and a short crack extending onto underside. A 3" crack from rim on left side of front and a 3" hairline from rim on reverse. A small chip to interior of rim. Spots of staining to right side of crock's front. An iron ping to shoulder on right side of crock's front.
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