Lot #: 62
Price Realized: $230.00
($200 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-Gallon Stoneware Jug with Cobalt Foliate Decoration, Stamped "E & L P NORTON / BENNINGTON VT:", circa 1870, cylindrical jug with squared spout, decorated with a large slip-trailed foliate design featuring heavily-shaded leaves accented with long dotted trails of cobalt slip. Cobalt highlights to maker's mark and capacity mark. Excellent color. A tight 1 1/2" vertical line at base, probably in-the-firing. Some minor in-the-firing crazing to edge on underside, extending onto base. Two chips to side of spout, one of which is glazed over.
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