Lot #: 79
Price Realized: $690.00
($600 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.
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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