Lot #: 334
Price Realized: $413.00
($350 hammer, plus 18% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 7 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.
Very Rare Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Paw Stove Lift, Northeastern U.S. origin, possibly J. & E. Norton, Bennington, VT, 19th century, modeled with four clawed toes, decorated with a slip-trailed floral motif near the top and slip-trailed vining along the toes. Provenance: Robert Meltzer Collection. An in-the-firing separation on underside, extending through to top of lift. Small chips to edges. Chips to two toes. H 4 1/2".
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