Lot #: 429
Price Realized: $2,400.00
($2,000 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.
Extremely Rare Three-Gallon Stoneware Crock with Cobalt Horse Decoration, Stamped "C.W. BRAUN / BUFFALO, N.Y," circa 1870, cylindrical crock with semi-rounded rim and applied lug handles, decorated with a folky slip-trailed design of a standing horse with cross-hatched body, below a cobalt-script "3" with flourish. Brushed cobalt highlight to maker's mark. One of a few Braun pieces known with a decoration of a horse. Significant restoration to surface, including horse. Face of horse remains unrestored. Slip-trailed "3" with flourish and cobalt over maker's mark are both unrestored. A 1" rim chip on reverse. A 1 1/4" chip to underside at edge.
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