Lot #: 92
Price Realized: $172.50
($150 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.
Two-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Cobalt Floral Decoration, Stamped "L. NORTON & SON / BENNINGTON," Vermont origin circa 1835, ovoid jar with flared rim, tooled shoulder, and applied lug handles, cobalt-decorated with a large brushed tulip with circular blossom. Some in-the-firing dryness to front and back, not affecting decoration. Four small rim chips on reverse, one of which is glazed over. One small rim chip on front. 1 1/2" in-the-firing separation in one handle. Small Y-shaped surface lines on reverse, which appear to be in-the-firing. Faint 3" diagonal line at base on front. H 11".
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