Lot #: 150
Price Realized: $480.00
($400 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 3 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.
Six-Gallon Stoneware Crock with Cobalt Flying Bird Decoration, Inscribed "Butter," Ft. Edward, NY origin, circa 1875, large-sized, cylindrical crock with semi-squared rim and applied lug handles, decorated with the slip-trailed inscription, "Butter," above a flying bird holding a leaf in its beak. Large rim chips. A 6 1/4" Y-shaped surface line below one handle, not visible on interior. Water glass staining to interior. A large X-shaped surface line on underside, not visible on interior, forming a 5" vertical line at base on side of crock. H 13".
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