Lot #: 174
Price Realized: $2,478.00
($2,100 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.
Fine Three-Gallon Stoneware Jug with Cobalt Pheasant-on-Stump Decoration, Stamped "J. & E. NORTON, / BENNINGTON VT," circa 1855, cylindrical jug with tapered spout, decorated with a slip-trailed design of a pheasant with turned head, perched on a tree stump atop a shrubbed ground. Good feather detail to bird's neck, breast, and tail. Excellent condition with a few in-the-firing surface chips and some minor nicks to spout.
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