Lot #: 286
Price Realized: $649.00
($550 hammer, plus 18% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 5 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.
Very Rare Three-Gallon Stoneware Crock with Cobalt Decoration of a Man's Bust, Stamped "W. ROBERTS BINGHAMTON. N.Y.", circa 1870, cylindrical crock with tooled shoulder, semi-rounded rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with a slip-trailed design of man's bust with top hat and beard, atop stylized flourishes. Cobalt highlights to maker's mark and capacity mark. Possibly a commemorative piece depicting Abraham Lincoln. Large, tight X-shaped surface line to front, not visible on interior. Some fry to cobalt. Large rim chips. A chip to underside at edge. An in-the-firing iron ping to right of decoration. Some in-the-firing crawling to Albany slip on interior.
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