Lot #: 220
Price Realized: $236.00
($200 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.
One-Gallon Stoneware Crock with Cobalt Bird Decoration, MA origin, circa 1870, cylindrical crock with tooled shoulder, semi-rounded rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with a brushed and slip-trailed design of a bird with paddle-shaped tail, perched on a looping line. Dashed cobalt highlights above. Excellent, essentially as-made condition with a small piece of adhered, in-the-firing clay to rim.
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