Lot #: 345
Price Realized: $826.00
($700 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.
Three-Gallon Stoneware Crock with Cobalt Parrot Decoration, Stamped "F.B. NORTON & CO / WORCESTER, MASS," circa 1870, cylindrical crock with rounded rim and applied lug handles, decorated with a large slip-trailed cobalt parrot with spotted tail, perched on a leaf also accented with numerous spots. Provenance: Dr. Raymond L. Owen Collection. Excellent condition with some minor flaking on underside only. H 10 1/4".
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