Lot #: 159
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.
Scarce Five-Gallon Stoneware Crock with Cobalt Double Bird Decoration, Stamped "S. HART & SON / FULTON," NY State origin, circa 1875, cylindrical crock with tooled shoulder, semi-rounded rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with a slip-trailed design of crossed birds with crests, perched on a branch. Brushed details to birds' tails and ground below. Cobalt highlights to maker's mark and capacity mark. An 8" crack from rim to right of decoration. A small chip to front of rim. A 7/8" rim chip on reverse. Two small chips to interior of rim. A chip and minor nick to left handle. An in-the-firing gritty appearance to cobalt. Minor surface wear to front. Some staining. H 11 3/4".
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