Lot #: 465
Price Realized: $147.50
($125 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.
Three-Gallon Stoneware Crock with Cobalt Floral Decoration, Stamped "UNION POTTERY / NEWARK, N.J. /J. ZIPF, Propr", circa 1880, cylindrical crock with tooled shoulder, semi-rounded rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with a brushed design of three tulips emanating from a central stem. Slip-trailed "3." over maker's mark. An 8 1/2" crack on reverse, extending onto underside where it forms a large Y. A salt drip to shoulder on reverse.
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