Lot #: 414
Price Realized: $265.50
($225 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.
Two-Gallon Stoneware Crock with Cobalt Floral Decoration, Stamped "BURGER & LANG / ROCHESTER, N.Y.", circa 1885, cylindrical crock with tooled shoulder, semi-rounded rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with a slip-trailed design of a tulip plant with shading to the petals and leaves. Slip-trailed "2" to shoulder. Cobalt highlights to maker's mark. Two chips to underside at edge. A chip to top of rim with tight 4" descending from it. A few small chips to interior of rim. Some water glass staining to interior.
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