Lot #: 565
Price Realized: $826.00
($700 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.
Fine Six-Gallon Stoneware Crock with Elaborate Cobalt Floral Decoration, Stamped "JOHN BURGER / ROCHESTER", New York State origin, circa 1860, large-sized, cylindrical crock with semi-squared rim and applied lug handles, decorated with a large, artistically slip-trailed design of a flowering plant. Excellent detail throughout, including crosshatching to petals of one blossom, spots to center of other blossom, and detailed shading to leaves and remaining petals. Slip-trailed "6" to shoulder. Provenance: A fresh-to-the-market example, from a long-term private collection. Significant restoration to surface, including restoration to a few areas of cobalt. A small chip on interior of rim. H 14 3/8".
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