Lot #: 189
Price Realized: $316.25
($275 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 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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