Lot #: 485
Price Realized: $560.50
($475 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 Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Crocks with Wheeling, WV Advertising, Western PA origin, circa 1880, both of cylindrical form, a half-gallon crock, stenciled "H.F. BEHRENS, / COMPANY / WHEELING. W.VA," and a one-gallon crock, stenciled "H.F. BEHRENS, / CO. / WHEELING, / W. VA." Half-gallon crock in excellent, essentially as-made condition. One-gallon crock with a 2" rim chip on reverse, in otherwise excellent condition. H (of half-gallon crock) 5 3/4".
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