Lot #: 143
Price Realized: $383.50
($325 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 with Lid, Both Stamped "JOHN BELL / WAYNESBORO'," PA origin, circa 1850-1880, cylindrical form with footed base, squared rim, and applied lug handles, decorated on the front and reverse with brushed swags applied over a slip-coated surface. Cobalt highlights to handle terminals. Includes loosely-fitting stoneware lid with swag decoration and cobalt-highlighted knob. Hairlines and crazing to crock. Lid in excellent, essentially as-made condition. H (of crock, excluding lid) 4 1/2" ; Diameter (of crock, excluding lid) 7 5/8".
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