Lot #: 485
Price Realized: $86.25
($75 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 10 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.
Three Pieces of Utilitarian Pottery, American, 19th century, a lead-and-manganese-glazed redware cake mold, incised "8" on underside, probably PA origin, fourth quarter 19th century; a one-gallon jug with cobalt foliate design, Northeastern U.S. origin; and a two-gallon crock with stylized floral design, stamped "FRANK B. NORTON / WORCESTER, MASS.". Mold with two restored rim chips and some restoration to tip of tube. Jug with reglued handle and a spout chip. Crock with 1 1/2" surface flake at base on reverse, other flaking to side and reverse, a few small flakes to front, 5" crack from rim on front, a 3 1/2" crack from rim on reverse, a few flakes to rim, a short line in rim, a small base chip, a short glazed-over line at base on reverse, staining, and some fry to cobalt.
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