Lot #: 110
Price Realized: $2,875.00
($2,500 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 Four-Gallon Stoneware Jug with Cobalt Pheasant on Stump Decoration, Stamped "J. & E. NORTON / BENNINGTON, VT.," circa 1855, cylindrical jug with semi-squared spout, decorated with a slip-trailed cobalt design of a pheasant with turned head, perched on large tree stump. Heavy feather detail to pheasant's body, shading to left side of tree, and detailed ground cover at base. Unusual and desirable four-gallon size. Some fry to cobalt. A small nick to edge of spout. A shallow chip to top of spout, which appears to be in-the-firing. A base chip and a few shallow chips to underside at edge.
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