Lot #: 98
Price Realized: $776.25
($675 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 Parrot Decoration, Stamped "F.B. NORTON & CO / WORCESTER, MASS," circa 1870, cylindrical crock with semi-rounded rim and applied lug handles, decorated with a boldly-slip-trailed design of a parrot with heavily-shaded front, perched on a large leaf. Excellent color. Excellent condition with a colored 3/4" chip on interior of rim and a minor in-the-firing surface nick on side of crock.
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