Lot #: 370
Price Realized: $324.50
($275 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.
Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Butter Crock, Philadelphia, PA origin, circa 1875, cylindrical crock with tooled shoulder, squared rim, and applied lug handles, decorated on the front and reverse with a brushed swag motif. Cobalt highlights to handle terminals and a wavy line of cobalt underneath each handle. Excellent condition with a very faint 1 1/2" line from rim and a small in-the-firing lime ping to side of crock near base. H 5" ; Diameter 8".
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