Lot #: 138
Price Realized: $1,955.00
($1,700 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 12 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.
Scarce One-Gallon Stoneware Pitcher with Fine Slip-Trailed Cobalt Floral Decoration, Stamped "JOHN BURGER / ROCHESTER," circa 1860, gracefully-potted pitcher with ovoid body, tooled midsection, and tall flaring collar with rounded molding. Front decorated with an artistically-rendered slip-trailed design of a flowering plant with alternating solid and hollow petals, extending from a group of leaves. Cobalt highlight over maker's mark. Excellent color. 5 1/2" faint Y-shaped line on one side. 6" vertical hairline on right side of pitcher's front, a portion of which is visible on interior. Pitcher rings fine. H 11 3/8".
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