Lot #: 410
Price Realized: $420.00
($350 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)
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Four-Gallon Stoneware Crock with Cobalt Floral Decoration, Stamped "J. BURGER, JR. / ROCHESTER. N.Y.," circa 1885, cylindrical crock with tooled shoulder, semi-rounded rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with a brushed and slip-trailed design of a tulip plant. Slip-trailed "4." to shoulder. Brushed cobalt highlight to maker's mark. Three filled and colored chips on interior of rim. Streaks of staining to surface. H 11 1/4".
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