Lot #: 340
Price Realized: $776.25
($675 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.
Two-Gallon Stoneware Jug with Cobalt Floral Decoration, Stamped "JOHN BURGER / ROCHESTER," New York State origin, circa 1860, ovoid jug with pronounced spout, decorated with a slip-trailed daisy plant design including a well-detailed blossom and additional stem with three buds. Slip-trailed "2" above. Very nice condition with only minor flaws, including a small spout chip, a 1/2" J-shaped line in spout, a 1" in-the-firing line where handle meets spout of jug, a few other faint in-the-firing surface lines in neck of jug, and a few very short surface lines at base, probably in-the-firing.
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