Lot #: 104
Price Realized: $287.50
($250 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 8 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.
Unusual One-and-a-Half-Gallon Stoneware Crock with Manhattan, NY Advertising and Cobalt Bird Decoration, New York City or New York State origin, circa 1880, cylindrical crock with semi-rounded rim and applied lug handles, decorated with a slip-trailed design of a long-tailed bird perched on a stylized branch. Impressed above with the cobalt-highlighted advertising "S. BLUMENTHAL & CO / 631 8TH AVE / NEW YORK". An approximately 3 3/4" crack from rim on reverse.
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