Lot #: 413
Price Realized: $383.50
($325 hammer, plus 18% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 7 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 Crock with Cobalt Floral Decoration, Stamped "J. BURGER, JR. / ROCHESTER, N.Y.", circa 1885, cylindrical crock with applied lug handles and semi-rounded rim, decorated with a slip-trailed design of a flowering plant with heavily-detailed blossom featuring spotted and striped petals. Slip-trailed "3" to shoulder. Cobalt highlight to maker's mark. Provenance: Robert Meltzer Collection. A chip and nick to interior of rim. A few in-the-firing burned spots to base.
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