Lot #: 83
Price Realized: $57.50
($50 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.
Two-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Cobalt Floral Decoration, Stamped "NORTON & FENTON, / East Bennington, Vt", circa 1845, ovoid jar with tooled shoulder, flared rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with a brushed design of two finely-brushed flowers and a bud emanating from a central stem. Cobalt highlights to maker's mark and capacity mark. A 2 1/2" crack from rim on front. A 2 1/2" in-the-firing separation line on interior of rim. A shallow rim chip on reverse. An area of chipping to interior of rim. Some streaks of post-firing staining and a light glaze drip to shoulder.
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