Lot #: 148
Price Realized: $1,495.00
($1,300 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.
Fine Five-Gallon Stoneware Churn with Cobalt Game Bird Decoration, Stamped "J. BURGER, JR. / ROCHESTER, NY", circa 1885, ovoid churn with flared collar and applied lug handles, decorated with a large slip-trailed design of a game bird with turned head and heavily-spotted body, perched atop a leafy plant. Slip-trailed number 5 above. Brushed cobalt highlights to maker's mark. Desirable form, decoration, and maker. A 1" crack from rim. Some light fry to edges of cobalt. An approximately 2 1/4" long, semi-circular crack to collar only, visible on front and top of rim, but not interior. Some wear to inner rim where a lid would rest. H 18".
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