Lot #: 228
Price Realized: $1,680.00
($1,400 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.
Fine One-Gallon Stoneware Cake Crock with Cobalt Floral Decoration, attributed to Henry Remmey, Jr., Philadelphia, PA, circa 1830, cylindrical crock with squared rim, applied lug handles, and heavy incised banding to shoulder, decorated on the front and reverse with an unusual brushed design of a four-petaled flower flanked by leafy stems bearing bunches of grapes. Leafy brushwork below handles. Cobalt highlights to handle terminals. A 5" diagonal crack from rim. A small rim chip on opposite side. Diam. 9 1/2" ; H 5 1/2".
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