Lot #: 368
Price Realized: $287.50
($250 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.
Two Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Jars, New England origin, third quarter 19th century, a two-gallon jar with cobalt floral decoration, stamped "SOMERSET, / POTTERS WORKS", paired with a two-gallon jar with double-bird decoration, stamped "J. NORTON & CO. / BENNINGTON, VT.". Somerset Potters Works jar with various flaws, including several thin cracks to body and descending from rim, as well as chips and Albany slip loss to interior. Norton jar with a wide Y-shaped crack from rim, exfoliation to surface, a small chip to interior of rim, and minor wear to inner rim where a lid would rest.
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