Lot #: 47
Price Realized: $590.00
($500 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.
One-Gallon Lidded Stoneware Butter Crock with Cobalt Floral Decoration, Stamped "WM. ROOKER / EASTON, PA," late 19th century, cylindrical form with tooled shoulder, semi-rounded rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with a brushed design of a daisy blossom. Cobalt highlights to maker's mark and capacity mark. Includes a loosely-fitting, swag-decorated lid, Baltimore, MD origin. Unusual form for this maker. Crock with a 1 3/4" crack to underside, extending 4 1/4" up reverse. A small chip to interior of rim. Chips to edge of lid and numerous small chips to flange on underside of lid.
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