Lot #: 150
Price Realized: $442.50
($375 hammer, plus 18% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 6 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.
Rare One-Gallon Stoneware Crock with Cobalt Foliate Decoration, Stamped "THE NORWALK POTTERY CO.", fourth quarter 19th century, cylindrical crock with tooled shoulder, semi-squared rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with a slip-trailed foliate motif below the rare, cobalt-highlighted maker's mark for The Norwalk Pottery Company. Provenance: From a recently-surfaced NC collection, purchased by the consignor decades ago. Essentially as-made condition with a salt drip to front and some mottling to surface.
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