Lot #: 390
Price Realized: $240.00
($200 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.
Four-Gallon Stoneware Crock with Cobalt "Fishing Lure" Decoration, OH origin, circa 1880, cylindrical crock with tooled shoulder, semi-rounded rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with a slip-trailed floral design referred to among collectors as a "fishing lure" motif. Cobalt-script "4" to shoulder. A thin 5" crack from rim on reverse. A reglued 1 1/2" chip to front of rim. Three rim chips, one of which is partially filled and includes some crude overpaint. Some paint to rim. Two small chips to one handle. Minor wear to opposite handle. A small in-the-firing bloated spot below decoration. H 11 1/4".
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