Lot #: 229
Price Realized: $1,320.00
($1,100 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 1835, cylindrical form with squared rim, large lug handles, and heavy incised banding to shoulder, decorated on the front and reverse with a leafy stem bearing hanging, fan-shaped flowers. Curved leafy stem motifs under each handle and cobalt highlights to handle terminals. Small chips throughout rim. A thin, approximately 5" crack from rim on one side. A thin, approximately 4" diagonal crack from rim on same side. A 5/8" surface flake near base on same side, outlined in cobalt. An iron ping to interior of rim and a stone ping to one handle. H 5 1/2" ; Diam. (across top) 9 3/4".
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