Lot #: 233
Price Realized: $944.00
($800 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.
Four-Gallon Stoneware Crock with Cobalt Flower Basket Decoration, Inscribed "C.", Stamped "J. & E. NORTON. / BENNINGTON VT", circa 1855, cylindrical crock with tooled shoulder, applied lug handles, and semi-rounded rim, decorated with a slip-trailed design of scroll-handled flower basket brimming with leaves, flowers, and dotted trails. Cobalt highlights to maker's mark and capacity mark. Unusual slip-trailed "C." to right of decoration. A salt drip at base on far right side of crock's front. Two short lines from rim on reverse, measuring 2" and 1 3/8".
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