Lot #: 150
Price Realized: $488.75
($425 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 Churn with Cobalt Game Bird Decoration, Stamped "J. BURGER JR. / ROCHESTER. NY", circa 1885, semi-ovoid churn with tooled shoulder, flared collar, and applied lug handles, decorated with slip-trailed design of a crested game bird with turned head and well-detailed body, perched on a tree stump. Slip-trailed number 6 to shoulder. Brushed cobalt highlights to maker's mark. Left handle with restored and unpainted handle. Two cracks on front extending from rim to shoulder area. Reverse with a 9 3/4" vertical crack from rim, and a second diagonal crack extending from rim to shoulder. Some fry to cobalt. A 1 7/8" filled chip to interior of rim. Chips to inner rim where a lid would rest. H 19 1/2".
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