Lot #: 48
Price Realized: $324.50
($275 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 Looping Line Decoration, Stamped "J. BURGER, JR. / ROCHESTER. N.Y.", circa 1885, cylindrical crock with squared rim and applied lug handles, decorated with an intricate, slip-trailed looping line design. Slip-trailed "2" to shoulder. Cobalt highlights to maker's mark. Provenance: A fresh-to-the-market example, from a long-term private collection. Excellent, essentially as-made condition with some light water glass staining to surface and some minor in-the-firing chips to underside.
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