Lot #: 542
Price Realized: $560.50
($475 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 Bird-on-Stump Decoration, Stamped "E & L P NORTON / BENNINGTON, VT", circa 1870, cylindrical crock with tooled shoulder, semi-rounded rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with a slip-trailed design of a large-crested bird standing atop a well-detailed stump, flanked shrubs. Cobalt highlights to maker's mark and capacity mark. Significant restoration throughout, not touching decoration. H 13 1/4".
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