Lot #: 360
Price Realized: $1,003.00
($850 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.
Scarce Three-Gallon Stoneware Crock with Cobalt Bird Decoration, Stamped "C.W. BRAUN. / BUFFALO. N.Y.," circa 1870, cylindrical crock with tooled shoulder, applied lug handles, and semi-rounded rim, decorated with a slip-trailed design of a bird with spot-and-dash-decorated body, perched on a leafy plant. Cobalt highlights to maker's mark and capacity mark. Bird decorations by this well-known Buffalo maker are considered unusual. A thin 3 1/2" crack from rim on reverse. A 3 1/2" surface line on reverse. A 3" Y-shaped surface line under right handle. A 3" surface line to front of crock, not visible on interior. Some light staining.
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