Lot #: 480
Price Realized: $560.50
($475 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.
Unusual Four-Gallon Stoneware Crock with Cobalt Flower Basket Decoration, Stamped "WM. E. WARNER / WEST TROY", NY State origin, circa 1850, cylindrical crock with semi-rounded rim and applied lug handles, decorated with an intricate slip-trailed design of a large flower blossom emanating from a stylized basket. Cobalt highlights to maker's mark and capacity mark. Some fry to cobalt. A rim chip on reverse. A 1" in-the-firing iron ping at base on reverse.
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