Lot #: 9
Price Realized: $826.00
($700 hammer, plus 18% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 5 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.
Eight-Gallon Stoneware Churn with Cobalt Floral Decoration, Stamped "J. BURGER, / ROCHESTER, N.Y.", circa 1885, semi-ovoid churn with tooled shoulder, flared collar, and applied lug handles, decorated with a large slip-trailed design of a sunflower or daisy with scalloped details to interior, protruding stamen, and stripes to petals and leaves. Slip-trailed "8" above. Cobalt highlights to maker's mark. Excellent, essentially as-made condition with some areas of fry to cobalt. H 22 5/8".
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