Lot #: 247
Price Realized: $885.00
($750 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.
Fine Two-Gallon Stoneware Crock with Cobalt Bird Decoration, Stamped "W. ROBERTS. BINGHAMTON. N.Y", circa 1870, cylindrical crock with tooled shoulder, applied lug handles, and semi-rounded rim, decorated with a large cobalt design of a crested bird with fan-shaped tail and spotted wing, perched on a flowering vine. Slip-trailed "2" above. Cobalt highlight to maker's mark. Exceptional color. Excellent condition with a minor chip to interior of rim and a small in-the-firing iron ping to reverse.
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