Lot #: 5
Price Realized: $345.00
($300 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.
Two-Gallon Stoneware Jug with Cobalt Bird Decoration, Stamped "F.B. NORTON SONS, / WORCESTER MASS", circa 1880, cylindrical jug with tooled spout, decorated with a large slip-trailed design of a bird with looping wing detail, perched on a leafy branch. Cobalt highlights to maker's mark and capacity mark. Essentially as-made condition with a glazed-over iron ping to front and reverse, two minor in-the-firing base chips, and a small in-the-firing contact mark to handle.
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