Lot #: 301
Price Realized: $373.75
($325 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.
Half-Gallon Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Butter Crock, Western PA origin, circa 1875, cylindrical crock with tooled shoulder and semi-rounded rim, decorated with a graduated swag between two freehand stripes. Excellent, essentially as-made condition with a glazed-over stone ping to rim.
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