Lot #: 461
Price Realized: $442.50
($375 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.
Five-Gallon Stoneware Crock with Cobalt Parrot Decoration, Stamped "F.B. NORTON & CO / WORCESTER. MASS", circa 1870, cylindrical crock with semi-rounded rim and applied lug handles, decorated with a large slip-trailed design of a parrot with spotted tail and body, perched on a leaf. Cobalt highlights to maker's mark and capacity mark. A 7/8" chip to right handle. A few small, in-the-firing iron pings to surface. A 3/4" in-the-firing chip to underside at edge. Some fry to cobalt.
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