Lot #: 292
Price Realized: $258.75
($225 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 9 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.
Five-Gallon Stoneware Crock with Cobalt Parrot Decoration, Stamped "F.B. NORTON & CO / WORCESTER, MASS," circa 1870, large-sized, cylindrical crock with semi-rounded rim and applied lug handles, decorated with a brushed and slip-trailed design of a parrot perched between two leaves. Cobalt highlights to maker's mark and capacity mark. Very large curving crack from rim on reverse, which is crudely-sealed and has two long hairlines extending from it. Staining to crock, primarily on right side.
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