Lot #: 400
Price Realized: $236.00
($200 hammer, plus 18% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 7 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 Bird-on-Stump Decoration, Stamped WEST TROY / N.Y. / POTTTERY", circa 1875, cylindrical crock with semi-rounded rim and applied lug handles, decorated with a large slip-trailed design of a ring-necked bird with crest, perched on a heavily-shaded stump flanked by shrubs. Cobalt highlights to maker's mark and capacity mark. Exfoliation to base, including significant base flakes on reverse. Several rim chips. Two minor glazed-over chips to one handle. A 4 1/2" crack from rim on reverse.
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