Lot #: 241
Price Realized: $402.50
($350 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.
Five-Gallon Stoneware Crock with Large Cobalt Parrot Decoration, Stamped "F.B. NORTON & CO. / WORCESTER, MASS.," circa 1870, cylindrical crock with applied lug handles and semi-rounded rim, decorated with a large cobalt design of a crested parrot perched on a leafy branch. Excellent color. Long horizontal crack at base on reverse. 4" crack from rim on reverse. Minor nick on interior of rim.
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