Lot #: 449
Price Realized: $373.75
($325 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.
Six-Gallon Stoneware Crock with Cobalt Quail and Floral Decoration, Stamped "J. BURGER, JR. / ROCHESTER, N.Y.", circa 1885, cylindrical crock with tooled shoulder, semi-rounded rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with a large slip-trailed design of a quail with crest, turned head, and heavily-spotted body, standing on a stylized ground beside a flower. Slip-trailed "6" to shoulder. Brushed cobalt highlight to maker's mark. Crudely-filled flakes to front, not affecting decoration. Some fry to cobalt. A 7" crack from rim on right side of crock's front. A small rim chip.
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