Lot #: 35
Price Realized: $413.00
($350 hammer, plus 18% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 5 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-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Cobalt Foliate Decoration, Stamped "JOHN BURGER / ROCHESTER", NY State origin, circa 1860, cylindrical jar with semi-rounded rim and applied lug handles, decorated with a slip-trailed plant featuring heavily-shaded leaves flanking a stem. Slip-trailed "2" above plant. Light cobalt highlight to maker's mark. A tight spider line to front. Some wear to cobalt. Several small chips to interior of rim. A faint Y-shaped hairline to underside, not visible on interior.
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