Lot #: 189
Price Realized: $316.25
($275 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.
Three Ovoid Stoneware Jugs, Northeastern U.S. origin, circa 1790-1845, a two-gallon jug with cobalt butterfly decoration, stamped "JULIUS NORTON / BENNINGTON VT; a two-gallon jug with slip-trailed cobalt watchspring decoration within a wavy border, probably New Jersey origin; and a three-gallon jug with cobalt drape decoration, Manhattan, NY origin. Norton jug missing handle, with a shallow spout chip, inscribed "FOSTER" in black marker on reverse. Watchspring jug with several cracks descending from spout and a chip on interior of spout. Manhattan jug with large network of tight cracks, primarily to reverse, a small chip to underside at edge, staining, and a large contact mark to front near base.
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