Lot #: 344
Price Realized: $373.75
($325 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 11 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.
Unusual Three-Gallon Stoneware Crock with Cobalt Quail Decoration, Stamped "J. BURGER, JR. / ROCHESTER, N.Y.," circa 1885, cylindrical crock with semi-rounded rim and applied lug handles, decorated with a slip-trailed design of a quail with turned head standing beside a shrub. Unusual heavy feather detail covering the bird's entire body. Slip-trailed "3" to right of maker's mark. Sealed 5 1/2" and 5" cracks from rim on reverse, with one crack including a rim chip. Some exfoliation to reverse and side of crock. 2 1/4" crack on underside, extending 7 1/2" up front of crock, through tip of bird's tail and plant.
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