Lot #: 220
Price Realized: $1,322.50
($1,150 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 12 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 Two-Gallon Stoneware Cream Jar with Cobalt Double Bird Decoration, Stamped "J. NORTON & CO. / BENNINGTON, VT.," circa 1850, ovoid jar with tooled shoulder, semi-rounded rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with two slip-trailed birds with crests and long tails, perched in stylized branches. Excellent decoration by the most well-known New England stoneware pottery. Two small base chips and a shallow chip to top of rim.
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