Lot #: 65
Price Realized: $1,265.00
($1,100 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.
Fine Three-Gallon Stoneware Jug with Cobalt Pheasant-on-Stump Decoration, Stamped "J. NORTON & CO / BENNINGTON, VT", circa 1860, semi-ovoid jug with squared spout, decorated with a slip-trailed design of a pheasant with turned head, wattle, and long tail, perched on the branch of a forked tree stump. Stylized ground with shrubs below. Cobalt highlights to maker's mark and capacity mark. A desirable Norton motif. A 2 3/4" vertical spider line at base, which continues across majority of underside. A series of other short, vertical lines at base. Spout chips. Two short lines in top of spout. A small in-the-firing chip to handle. Two drips of salt mixed with cobalt to shoulder on reverse. A minor stone ping to shoulder on reverse. H 15 3/4".
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