Lot #: 127
Price Realized: $690.00
($600 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 14 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 Elaborate Cobalt Floral Decoration, Stamped "HARRINGTON & BURGER / ROCHESTER," New York State origin, circa 1850, cylindrical jar with rounded shoulder, flared rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with a finely-slip-trailed flowering plant design composed of a large blossom and three buds extending from a central stem with leaves. Crisp slip-trailing with excellent color. Excellent, as-made condition with a 3/8" in-the-firing bloated spot under one handle and a very faint 2" glaze line under one handle, which also occurred in the firing and does not extend through to interior. H 10 3/4".
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