Lot #: 54
Price Realized: $431.25
($375 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 11 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.
Rare Two-Gallon Stoneware Crock with Cobalt Foliate Decoration, Stamped "F.B. NORTON & CO / WORCESTER, MASS." and Signed by Potter on Underside, cylindrical crock with thick semi-rounded rim and applied lug handles, decorated with two large leaves flanking a tornado-shaped design. Underside boldly-incised in fine script "Hancock / Hancock / Worcest[er]," the presumed signature of a potter working at the Frank B. Norton Pottery. An interesting example of Norton family stoneware, with insight into the crock's specific maker. 3" surface line under one handle, not visible on interior. Large chip to opposite handle. 3 1/2" hairline from rim on reverse. 5" surface line to left of decoration on front, not visible on interior.
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