Lot #: 59
Price Realized: $201.25
($175 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.
One-and-a-Half-Gallon Stoneware Jug with Cobalt Bird Decoration, Stamped "J. NORTON & CO / BENNINGTON VT:", circa 1860, cylindrical jug with squared spout, decorated with a slip-trailed design of a bird perched on a stylized branch. Cobalt highlights to maker's mark and capacity mark. An in-the-firing dry spot to beak area of bird. A salt drip to shoulder. A small chip and small stone ping to side of spout. Some very short lines to spout, possibly in-the-firing. An in-the-firing dry spot with crazing to left side of jug. Crazing to base area.
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