Lot #: 112
Price Realized: $287.50
($250 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 14 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.
Three-Gallon Stoneware Crock with Cobalt Floral Decoration, Stamped "J. BURGER, JR. / ROCHESTER. N.Y.," circa 1885, cylindrical crock with semi-squared rim and applied lug handles, decorated with a slip-trailed plant with large striped blossom capped by numerous scale-shaped trails. Faint lines in underside. 3" hairline extending up front of crock from underside. Traces of blue to shoulder and handle. Some spots of fry to cobalt. H 10 1/2".
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