Lot #: 46
Price Realized: $195.50
($170 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 15 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.
Five-Gallon Stoneware Crock with Large Cobalt Daisy Decoration, Stamped "J. BURGER, JR. / ROCHESTER, N.Y.," circa 1885, cylindrical crock with applied lug handles, decorated with bold slip-trailed cobalt daisy decoration with shaded leaves and petals. Slip-trailed "5" to right of maker's mark. 4" faint Y-shaped line on reverse, which does not extend through to interior. 5 1/2" sealed crack from rim with 1" piece reglued at rim. Small rim chips. Thin stripe of wear around midsection. Some spots of fry to cobalt. H 12 1/4".
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