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<p>[QUOTE="Joe2007, post: 3994136, member: 1262"]Hello Folks,</p><p><br /></p><p>I was wondering if anyone knows the origins of the cobalt blue "Bee Sting" motif on antique crockery and an estimate of when it was utilized on crocks (i.e before 20th century). It seems that many makers used it including some of the large producers like Red Wing.</p><p><br /></p><p>Used to see lots of these when I was a teen going to auctions in the mid-2000s but today they seem to be much harder to find, especially without major damage. Every farm auction used to have a few of these crocks that were utilized for sauerkraut, lard, etc. back in the day but I suppose a lot of those multi-generational farm hoards now have been cleared out and can no longer be counted on for supplying crocks.</p><p><br /></p><p>I've been trying to purchase a few quality examples of antique crocks, jugs with no damage for quite some time and have notice that prices seem to be currently strong and competition is quite fierce. Anybody seeing any trends in stoneware?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Joe2007, post: 3994136, member: 1262"]Hello Folks, I was wondering if anyone knows the origins of the cobalt blue "Bee Sting" motif on antique crockery and an estimate of when it was utilized on crocks (i.e before 20th century). It seems that many makers used it including some of the large producers like Red Wing. Used to see lots of these when I was a teen going to auctions in the mid-2000s but today they seem to be much harder to find, especially without major damage. Every farm auction used to have a few of these crocks that were utilized for sauerkraut, lard, etc. back in the day but I suppose a lot of those multi-generational farm hoards now have been cleared out and can no longer be counted on for supplying crocks. I've been trying to purchase a few quality examples of antique crocks, jugs with no damage for quite some time and have notice that prices seem to be currently strong and competition is quite fierce. Anybody seeing any trends in stoneware?[/QUOTE]
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