Lot #: 68
Price Realized: $431.25
($375 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.
Framed J. & E. NORTON, BENNINGTON STONE-WARE POTTERY Price List, Dated August 14, 1851, includes a printed illustration of the pottery building with horse and carriage carrying pottery in the foreground. Price list reads "Bought of J. & E. NORTON, / MANUFACTURERS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION ON STONE-WARE:" and follows with a listing of various stoneware forms and prices. Handwritten notations at base include the words "out! Urn shapd. Ornamented Water Fountain 4 Gall". The price list is addressed to the merchants "P. Whitin & Sons" of Whitinsville, MA. A number of pieces made at the J. & E. Norton Pottery and impressed with Whitin advertising have survived, including a two-gallon crock with deer decoration offered in this auction. Typical fold marks. Light soiling to left side of price list. Framed Dimensions: 19 1/2" x 13 1/2".
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