Lot #: 75
Price Realized: $316.25
($275 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.
Four-Gallon Stoneware Crock with Cobalt Bird Decoration, Stamped "E & L P NORTON / BENNINGTON VT", circa 1870, cylindrical crock with tooled shoulder, semi-rounded rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with a slip-trailed design of a crested bird with long tail, perched on a leaf. Cobalt highlights to maker's mark and capacity mark. A chip to end of one handle, along with a minor nick to same handle. Some wear and a minor chip to opposite handle. A 1/2" rim chip on side of crock. Other minor rim chips. A glazed-over line on interior of rim, extending to shoulder on interior. Some small flakes to reverse. Light staining to surface.
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