Lot #: 460
Price Realized: $590.00
($500 hammer, plus 18% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 6 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.
Six-Gallon Stoneware Crock with Cobalt Parrot Decoration, Stamped "F.B. NORTON & CO / WORCESTER, MASS", circa 1870, large-sized, cylindrical crock with semi-rounded rim and applied lug handles, decorated with a large slip-trailed design of a parrot perched in the crook of two crossed, spotted leaves. A 3/8" in-the-firing ping to right leaf. A small in-the-firing contact mark to left side of crock. Two long and one short horizontal, in-the-firing surface lines to base, not visible on interior.
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