Lot #: 522
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.
Two Stoneware Syrup Jugs, VT and NY State origin, circa 1870, a one-gallon Albany-slip-glazed jug, stamped "E & L P NORTON / BENNINGTON, VT"; paired with a two-gallon salt-glazed jug, stamped "N. CLARK, JR. / ATHENS, NY". Provenance: Property of a New York State collector. Norton jug with two rim chips, a spout chip, and a minor chip on underside at edge. Clark jug with chipping to rim, a band of residue around base, two salt drips, a short line at base, a small base chip, and a 1 1/8" in-the-firing contact mark to front.
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