Lot #: 40
Price Realized: $218.50
($190 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 15 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 Bird Decoration, Stamped "J. NORTON & CO / BENNINGTON, VT.," circa 1855, straight-sided crock with applied lug handles, decorated with a slip-trailed design of a long-tailed bird with crest, perched on a stylized branch. Hairlines on underside, extending onto base area of crock on front and back. Restoration to a top-to-bottom hairline on front of crock and a short hairline above each handle. H 9".
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