Lot #: 172
Price Realized: $402.50
($350 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.
Two Pieces of New York State Stoneware, second half 19th century, a one-gallon pitcher with cobalt wreath decoration, stamped "BURGER & LANG / ROCHESTER, N.Y"; paired with a two-gallon jug with cobalt decoration of a bird perched on a stylized branch. Pitcher with spout and section of side of rim broken and reglued with additional chips, a crack in base of handle, and some other short, faint lines to surface. Jug with horizontal line extending partway through middle of handle, a handle chip, a short U-shaped line at base, a short vertical line at base, a 1 1/2" chip to base on front, other minor base nicks, and felt covering on underside.
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