Lot #: 90
Price Realized: $570.00
($475 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 2 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 Bird-on-Stump Decoration, Ballardvale, MA origin, circa 1880, large-sized crock with tooled shoulder, applied lug handles, and semi-rounded rim, decorated with a large slip-trailed design of a crested bird perched on a detailed, stylized stump. Some light flaking at base on left side of crock. Otherwise excellent condition with some small traces of old blue-gray paint on reverse. H 13 1/8".
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