Lot #: 457
Price Realized: $488.75
($425 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.
Six-Gallon Stoneware Crock with Cobalt Flower Basket Decoration, Stamped "FORT EDWARD POTTERY CO.", New York State origin, circa 1859, large-sized, cylindrical crock with tooled shoulder, semi-squared rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with an elaborate slip-trailed design of a floral spray emanating from a flower basket. Slip-trailed "6" at shoulder. Cobalt highlight to maker's mark. Excellent overall condition with some water glass staining (primarily to interior), two minor chips on interior of rim, an iron spot at base, an in-the-firing chip to interior, and a chip to right handle. H 13 1/2".
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