Lot #: 339
Price Realized: $575.00
($500 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 11 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.
Five-Gallon Stoneware Cream Jar with Cobalt Dcoration of a Quail on Stump with Flower, Stamped "J. BURGER JR. / ROCHESTER, N.Y., " circa 1885, ovoid jar wit htooled shoulder, semi-rounded rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with a crisply slip-trailed design of a quail with turned head and heavily-detailed body, perched on a stump beside a star-shaped flower. Excellent color and decoration. Slip-trailed "5" at shoulder. Brushed cobalt highlights to maker's mark. Professionally-restored crack extending through right side of flower, with minor touch-up to flower. Professional restoration to broken and reglued pieces in underside. Additional restoration to base and reverse.
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