Lot #: 257
Price Realized: $767.00
($650 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.
Scarce Two-Gallon Stoneware Crock with Cobalt Rooster Decoration, Stamped "J. & E. NORTON / BENNINGTON, VT.", circa 1855, cylindrical crock with semi-rounded rim and applied lug handles, decorated with a slip-trailed design of a rooster standing atop a shrubbed ground with pine tree to the right. Light cobalt highlights to maker's mark and capacity mark. Three Y-shaped surface lines on reverse and side/right edge of front of crock, measuring 4 1/4", 4", and 3". All of these are not visible on interior, remaining in the exterior surface only. A 2 1/4" salt drip to reverse. A 5/8" in-the-firing ping to left side of crock.
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