Lot #: 425
Price Realized: $531.00
($450 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 Half-Gallon Stoneware Crock with Cobalt Bird Decoration, attributed to Somerset Potters Works, Somerset, MA, circa 1870, small-sized, cylindrical crock with semi-rounded rim and applied lug handles, decorated with brushed and slip-trailed design of crested bird perched on a looping branch, surrounded by pairs of dashed cobalt strokes. The smallest-sized vessel bearing a Somerset Potters Works bird design that we have ever offered. Provenance: A fresh-to-the-market example, from a recently-surfaced Northeastern U.S. collection assembled decades ago. Excellent condition with a few minor, shallow chips to interior of rim, and a 1 7/8" surface fissure at base on reverse, not visible on interior. H 6 1/4".
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