Lot #: 452
Price Realized: $826.00
($700 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 Norton Stoneware Jugs with Cobalt Bird Decoration, VT and MA origin, circa 1875, a two-gallon jug with slip-trailed parrot-on-branch motif, stamped "F.B. NORTON & CO. / WORCESTER, MASS.", paired with a three-gallon jug with cobalt bird-on-leaf motif, stamped "E & L P NORTON / BENNINGTON VT". Worcester jug with two minor spout nicks, some light staining to surface, a small amount of old green paint at base, and an in-the-firing crack and line at lower handle terminal. Vermont jug with a large salt drip to right side of jug, two short hairlines to spout, spout chips, and a base chip.
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