Lot #: 307
Price Realized: $531.00
($450 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 Four-Gallon Stoneware Crock with Cobalt Cow's Head Decoration, Ohio origin, circa 1880, cylindrical crock with tooled shoulder, semi-rounded rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with a slip-trailed design of a cow's head with long, flat horns. Slip-trailed "4" above. A difficult-to-find figural motif in 19th century American stoneware. Very nice condition. A thin 1 1/2" crack from rim above one handle. A 1 1/2" horizontal line in same handle. A salt drip to front.
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