Lot #: 79
Price Realized: $690.00
($600 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 9 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 Parrot Decoration, Stamped "F.B. NORTON & CO. / WORCESTER, MASS.," circa 1870, cylindrical jug with semi-rounded spout, decorated with a slip-trailed design of a parrot flanked by leaves with tornado-shaped flourish to the right. Cobalt highlights to maker's mark and capacity mark. Excellent condition with a faint line on top surface of spout, probably in-the-firing, and a thin in-the-firing flake to edge of spout.
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