Lot #: 228
Price Realized: $442.50
($375 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.
One-and-a-Half-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Cobalt Bird Decoration, attributed to J. & E. Norton, Bennington, VT, circa 1855, cylindrical jar with tooled shoulder and semi-rounded rim, decorated with a slip-trailed design of a crested bird perched on a stylized branch. Slip-trailed "1 1/2" above. Tiny nicks and wear to inner rim for lid. A minor in-the-firing iron ping to side of jar. Some minor in-the-firing residue at base. Minor exfoliation to underside.
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