Lot #: 30
Price Realized: $2,415.00
($2,100 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.
Rare Two-Gallon Stoneware Cream Jar with Elaborate Cobalt Rooster Scene, Stamped "J. & E. NORTON / BENNINGTON, VT.," circa 1855, ovoid jar with tooled shoulder, rounded rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with a slip-trailed cobalt design of a long-tailed rooster, fence, and pine tree. An unusual and highly-prized Norton design. Restoration to sections of surface and some of rim, with some very minor flecks of touch-up to some of decoration. 2" vertical hairline at base, continuing onto underside. H 11".
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