Lot #: 442
Price Realized: $230.00
($200 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.
Three-Gallon Stoneware Jug with Cobalt Floral Decoration, attributed to John Burger, Rochester, NY, circa 1860, ovoid jug with semi-squared spout, decorated with a slip-trailed design of a flowering plant with heavily-shaded petals and leaves. Slip-trailed number 3 above. Excellent, essentially as-made condition with an iron ping to front and an in-the-firing contact mark to shoulder.
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