Lot #: 13
Price Realized: $460.00
($400 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 8 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.
Fine Four-Gallon Stoneware Jug with Cobalt Floral Decoration, Stamped "J. NORTON & CO. / BENNINGTON, VT.", circa 1855, large-sized, cylindrical jug with tooled spout, decorated with a slip-trailed floral spray featuring a flower blossom, leaves, and dotted trails. Excellent size and color to decoration. Cobalt highlights to maker's mark and capacity mark. A small stone ping to front and a small in-the-firing contact mark to side of jug. Some scratches to left side of jug's front. A few very short, minor lines at base. H 17 1/2".
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