Lot #: 442
Price Realized: $230.00
($200 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 8 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.
Three-Gallon Stoneware Jug with Cobalt Floral Decoration, attributed to John Burger, Rochester, NY, circa 1860, ovoid jug with semi-squared spout, decorated with a slip-trailed design of a flowering plant with heavily-shaded petals and leaves. Slip-trailed number 3 above. Excellent, essentially as-made condition with an iron ping to front and an in-the-firing contact mark to shoulder.
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