Lot #: 428
Price Realized: $265.50
($225 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 "D.P. SHENFELDER / READING, PA", circa 1870, cylindrical crock with tooled shoulder, applied lug handles, and semi-squared rim, decorated with a large undulating vine bearing two tulip blossoms. Brushed cobalt highlights to handle terminals. Provenance: A fresh-to-the-market example, from a sixty-year private collection. Heavy chipping to handle. Several chips on exterior of rim and a chip on interior of rim. A 4" hairline from rim on reverse. Some minor surface wear.
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