Lot #: 271
Price Realized: $120.00
($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.
Scarce Two-Gallon Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Cake Crock with Stenciled Grapevine Motif, Palatine, WV origin, circa 1875, cylindrical form with flared base, tooled shoulder, semi-rounded rim, and applied lug handles, featuring a symmetrical stenciled grapevine motif above a stenciled "2" with flourishes. Provenance: From a fifty-year collection. A large Y-shaped crack to underside, connecting a smaller Y-shaped crack below right handle. A tight 4" line from rim on reverse. A minor glazed-over chip to right handle. Faint traces of old paint residue to surface.
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