Lot #: 604
Price Realized: $324.50
($275 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.
Three Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Jugs, American, circa 1875, a three-gallon jug with leaf decoration, stamped "F.B. NORTON & CO. / WORCESTER, MASS"; a five-gallon jug leaf decoration, stamped "NEW YORK STONEWARE CO. / FORT EDWARD, N.Y."; and a two-gallon jug with slip-trailed floral motif below the number "2". Norton jug with staining to surface and some fry to cobalt. New York Stoneware Co. jug with significant restoration to body, some restoration to spout, and two unrestored lines to spout area. Two-gallon jug with a small star-shaped line to reverse, an iron ping to front near base, and a minor base chip.
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