Lot #: 47
Price Realized: $649.00
($550 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 Game Bird 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 game bird with heavily-spotted body, standing atop a stylized ground with grasses. Slip-trailed "3" to shoulder. Brushed cobalt highlight to maker's mark. Provenance: Property of a New York State collector. An approximately 6" diagonal crack from rim on reverse. Two minor chips to interior of rim. A small iron ping to interior. Some light staining to surface.
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