Lot #: 187
Price Realized: $402.50
($350 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.
Rare Three-Gallon Stoneware Jug with Incised Bird Decoration, Stamped "L. NORTON / BENNINGTON", Vermont origin, circa 1830, highly-ovoid jug with tooled spout and ribbed handle, decorated with a small incised design of a bird. Cobalt highlights to maker's mark, capacity mark, and handle terminals. Relatively few incised examples of Norton family stoneware are known. A shallow chip to top of spout. An iron ping and in-the-firing contact mark to right side of jug. Some shallow chipping to base, most of which occurred during the firing.
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