Lot #: 367
Price Realized: $210.00
($175 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.
Four-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Floral Decoration, Stamped "NORTON & FENTON, / BENNINGTON Vt," circa 1844-1847, ovoid jar with flared rim and applied lug handles, decorated with a brushed design of a floral spray featuring two large blossoms and smaller buds. Cobalt highlights to maker's mark and capacity mark. Rim chips. A 1 1/2" flake to top of rim. Small chips to interior of rim and inner rim for lid. An in-the-firing contact mark to front of jar. An approximately 4 1/2" star-shaped spider line to far left side of jar's front. Two short in-the-firing lines at base.
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