Lot #: 429
Price Realized: $265.50
($225 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.
Two-Gallon Stoneware Crock with Cobalt Floral Decoration, Stamped "O.L. & A.K. BALLARD. / BURLINGTON, VT," circa 1865, cylindrical crock with tooled shoulder, applied lug handles, and semi-rounded rim, decorated with an artistic flower blossom design including a crosshatched interior and spotted border. Light cobalt highlight to maker's mark. Very nice condition with faint lines on underside, part of which are visible on interior, as well as a small and very faint Y-shaped surface line near base on front, and a small in-the-firing iron ping on reverse and interior.
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