Lot #: 431
Price Realized: $330.00
($275 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 Profuse Freehand Decoration, attributed to William "Leet" Hamilton, Greensboro, PA, circa 1860, cylindrical crock with tooling to midsection and shoulder, lug handles, and semi-rounded rim, decorated with large freehand vine and stripe motifs. Base with cobalt-script "4" flanked by dashes. Cobalt highlights to handle terminals. Provenance: From a fifty-year private collection. A vertical crack from rim, extending across underside with a second crack running horizontally, indicating there is a very large reglued section. A thin 5" crack from rim on reverse. Two chips to interior of rim. Chips to shoulder molding. A small chip to one handle. Staining to surface. H 12 5/8".
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