Lot #: 217
Price Realized: $420.00
($350 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 4 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 Four-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Cobalt Bird Decoration, Stamped "J. & E. NORTON, / BENNINGTON, VT.," circa 1855, ovoid jar with tooled shoulder, applied lug handles, and semi-rounded rim, decorated with a slip-trailed design of a crested bird with long tail, perched on a stylized branch. Cobalt highlights to maker's mark and capacity mark. A tiny in-the-firing iron ping to front. Small chips to interior of rim. Hairline to base area on reverse. A chip to left handle. Some staining. A 4 1/4" vertical surface line to far left side of jar's front, not visible on interior. Some staining to sides and reverse.
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