Lot #: 55C
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.
Four-Gallon Stoneware Crock with Cobalt Bird Decoration, Stamped "E & L P NORTON / BENNINGTON, VT," circa 1865, cylindrical crock with tooled shoulder, semi-squared rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with a slip-trailed design of a crested bird with long tail, perched on a stylized leaf. 1 3/4" shallow flake on interior of rim and another minor in-the-firing chip on interior of rim. Shallow chip on front of rim. Two small rim chips on side of crock. Minor 1/2" surface line in rim. Some staining. 1" crack on underside, extending 4" up reverse. Minor base chip on reverse.
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