Lot #: 7
Price Realized: $1,770.00
($1,500 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.
Fine Three-Gallon Stoneware Jug with Cobalt Double Pheasant Decoration, Stamped "J. & E. NORTON / BENNINGTON VT", circa 1855, cylindrical jug with squared spout, decorated with a slip-trailed design of two pheasants with turned heads, perched on a stump with stylized ground below. Cobalt highlights to maker's mark and capacity mark. Large spout chips. A thin 3" diagonal crack from spout. A minor chip to underside at edge. Some light staining to surface.
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