Lot #: 83
Price Realized: $57.50
($50 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.
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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