Lot #: 183
Price Realized: $1,725.00
($1,500 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 10 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.
Fine Three-Gallon Stoneware Crock with Elaborate Cobalt Floral Decoration, Stamped "JOHN BURGER / ROCHESTER," New York State origin, circa 1860, cylindrical crock with tooled shoulder, semi-rounded rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with an artistic slip-trailed design of a flowering plant with alternating shaded and hollow petals, trumpet-shaped center to left blossom, and nicely-detailed leaves. Script cobalt "3." above. Brushed cobalt highlight to maker's mark. One of the finer Burger floral motifs to come to auction in recent years. Excellent condition with a 2 3/4" surface line from rim on front, not visible on interior, and a minor glazed-over iron ping at base on reverse.
Click images to enlarge.
A Few of the Related Items We've Sold
Exceptional JOHN BURGER / ROCHESTER, NY Stoneware Churn with Peacock
Outstanding JOHN BURGER / ROCHESTER, NY Stoneware Crock w/ Slip-Trailed Cornucopia Decoration
Exceptional JOHN BURGER / ROCHESTER, NY Stoneware Churn w/ Elaborate Songbird Decoration
Important JOHN BURGER / ROCHESTER, NY 5 Gallon Stoneware Water Cooler
Rare and Important J. BURGER, JR. / ROCHESTER, NY Six-Gallon Stoneware Lion Churn
Exceptional and Important HARRINGTON & BURGER / ROCHESTER, NY Stoneware Bird Scene Churn
