Lot #: 454
Price Realized: $805.00
($700 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 Cobalt Insignia "CA", New York State origin, circa 1875, cylindrical crock with semi-rounded rim and applied lug handles, decorated with a slip-trailed design of nails in the form of the crossed insignia "CA", presumably representing the initials of a merchant. Insignia is surrounded by slip-trailed floral, spot, and vine motifs. Desirable size and appealing decoration. Excellent, essentially as-made condition with some in-the-firing discoloration and dryness to left side / reverse. H 8 1/8".
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