Lot #: 235
Price Realized: $236.00
($200 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.
Framed J. Norton & Co, Bennington, VT, Stoneware Price List, July 2 1860, with printed vignette including an image of the pottery, which reads "BENNINGTON STONE WARE POTTERY. / J. NORTON & Co / MANUFACTURERS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION OF / STONE WARE / BENNINGTON, Vt". Header reads "WHOLESALE PRICES OF STONE-WARE / Bought of J. NORTON & CO., / JULIUS NORTON. / EDWARD NORTON. / LUMAN P. NORTON. / ORDERS BY MAIL PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO.". List includes images of various stoneware forms decorated with bird and floral motifs. Base with ink notation, signed "J Norton & Co". A desirable price list from one of America's most renowned 19th century stoneware potteries. Provenance: A fresh-to-the-market example, from a long-term private collection; Exhibited at the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum, Williamsburg, VA. Typical fold marks. Toning to paper. A small tear and staple mark to top center. A small stained area to lower left. Period ink notations. Framed Dimensions: 19" x 14".
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