Lot #: 103
Price Realized: $517.50
($450 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 14 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.
Scarce One-and-a-Half-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Cobalt Bird Decoration, Stamped "E & L P NORTON / BENNINGTON VT," circa 1870, cylindrical jar with sloped shoulder, flaring rounded rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with a large slip-trailed cobalt design of a crested bird with long tail, perched on a leaf. This Norton design is difficult to find on this size and form. Includes a salt-glazed lid, which is a different color than the jar, but is probably original. Excellent condition. A small rim chip. A small stone ping below rim on reverse, and a small stone ping under one handle. Two small chips to one handle. A minor nick to opposite handle. Lid has a minor nick to knob. H 10".
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