Lot #: 59
Price Realized: $201.25
($175 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.
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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