Lot #: 300
Price Realized: $212.75
($185 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 Vermont Stoneware Jugs, circa 1875, a two-gallon jug with cobalt foliate design, stamped "E. & L.P. NORTON / BENNINGTON, VT."; paired with a two-gallon jug with cobalt foliate design, stamped "A.K. BALLARD / BURLINGTON, VT". Norton jug with in-the-firing contact marks, some fry to cobalt, and some restoration to spout. Ballard jug with some minor wear to cobalt, in-the-firing spout chips, and some discoloration. H (of Norton jug) 14".
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