Lot #: 7
Price Realized: $560.50
($475 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 Jug with Cobalt Floral Decoration, attributed to John Burger, Rochester, NY, circa 1860, ovoid jug with thick, semi-squared spout, decorated with a slip-trailed design of a daisy plant with well-detailed blossom. Slip-trailed "2." above. Essentially as-made condition. Some spots of fry to cobalt. Three minor in-the-firing base chips.
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