Lot #: 103
Price Realized: $2,587.50
($2,250 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.
Very Rare Three-Gallon Stoneware Cake Crock with Cobalt Deer Scene, Stamped "J. & E. NORTON / BENNINGTON, VT.," circa 1855, with tooled shoulder, rounded rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with a slip-trailed cobalt scene of a reclining deer with turned head and spotted body, surrounded by shrubs, two fences, a pine tree, and a house in the distance. A scarce and desirable design, rarely seen on this form. Restoration to reverse, extending under one handle. Small spot of touch-up to pine tree decoration and edge of shrub decoration on right. H 9" ; Diameter 12 1/4".
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