Lot #: 347
Price Realized: $402.50
($350 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 Jar with Cobalt Floral Decoration, Stamped "JOHN BURGER / ROCHESTER," New York State origin, circa 1860, cylindrical jar with rounded shoulder, flared rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with a slip-trailed cobalt design of a flowering plant with heavily-shaded leaves. Slip-trailed "2." on shoulder. Shallow in-the-firing chipping to underside. Shallow 1" sliver of wear to one handle. Stone ping to shoulder. Minor nick to interior of rim.
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