Lot #: 371
Price Realized: $210.00
($175 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 4 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.
Five-Gallon Stoneware Crock with Cobalt Bird Decoration, Stamped "OTTMAN BRO'S / & CO. / FORT EDWARD, NY," circa 1875, cylindrical crock with tooled shoulder, semi-rounded rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with slip-trailed design of a crested bird perched on a leaf. Light cobalt highlights to maker's mark and capacity mark. Wide top-to-bottom crack on side of crock, extending through handle and onto underside. Rim chips. An in-the-firing iron ping to front. A thin 8 1/4" crack on reverse. A few tiny in-the-firing iron pings on reverse. Some staining.
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