Lot #: 415
Price Realized: $531.00
($450 hammer, plus 18% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 7 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 Six-Gallon Stoneware Crock with Large Cobalt Wreath Decoration, Stamped "JOHN BURGER. / ROCHESTER", New York State origin, circa 1860, large-sized, cylindrical crock with tooled shoulder, squared rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with an artistic slip-trailed design of a wreath flanking a cobalt script "6." with bow at base. Impressed with John Burger maker's mark at rim, flanked by unusual incised and cobalt-highlighted X's. A 7" crack from rim on reverse. Two brown-painted chips on interior of rim, the largest measuring 1 3/8". A few other minor nicks on interior of rim. A small chip to exterior of rim on side of crock. H 14 5/8".
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