Lot #: 64
Price Realized: $258.75
($225 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 Norton Family Stoneware Crocks, Bennington, VT origin, fourth quarter 19th century, a one-and-a-half-gallon crock with cobalt spotted leaf decoration, stamped "E & L P NORTON / BENNINGTON VT," paired with a three-gallon crock with cobalt spotted leaf decoration, stamped "E NORTON & CO / BENNINGTON, VT.". Smaller crock with some fry to cobalt, a 7/8" hairline and chip from rim on side of jar, a 1" flake to interior of rim, a faint line to shoulder, a tight surface line to underside (not visible on interior), and a tiny nick to interior of rim. Larger crock with exfoliation to base and shoulder area, as well as a tiny nick and faint line to one handle.
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