Lot #: 572
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.
Two-Gallon Stoneware Crock with Cobalt Bird Decoration, New York State origin, circa 1880, cylindrical crock with tooled shoulder, applied lug handles, and semi-rounded rim, decorated with a slip-trailed design of a bird with turned head, perched a leafy branch accented with spots. Restoration to rim and base. Top-to-bottom restored crack on reverse, extending onto underside. Some heavier salting to shoulder area on reverse. A 2 1/4" X-shaped line near base on side of crock.
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