Lot #: 221
Price Realized: $172.50
($150 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 13 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 "FRANK B. NORTON / WORCESTER, MASS.,"circa 1870, cylindrical crock with semi-rounded rim and applied lug handles, decorated with a slip-trailed design of a dove flanked by leafy branches. Some fry to cobalt. Repair to crack(?) extending 2 1/4" down from rim on front. Restoration to reverse, including section of rim. H 9 1/2".
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