Lot #: 257
Price Realized: $590.00
($500 hammer, plus 18% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 5 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.
Two Rustic Stoneware Planters, One Marked "F.B. NORTON & CO. / WORCESTER, MASS.", circa 1875, both in the form of a tree stump, the larger example with brown-and-green slip decoration under salt glaze and several openings for planting, the smaller example with brown slip decoration and twig-form handles. Impressed signature to larger example. Larger example with restored cracks throughout and unrestored crazing to underside. Smaller example in excellent condition with minor base chips. H (of larger planter) 13 1/2".
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