Lot #: 145
Price Realized: $420.00
($350 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 3 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 Pitcher with Cobalt Floral Decoration, Stamped "NORTON & FENTON, / East Bennington, Vt," circa 1845, ovoid pitcher with tall flaring collar and squared rim molding, decorated with a stylized fan-shaped floral motif. Cobalt highlights to maker's mark and capacity mark. The first stoneware pitcher bearing this mark that we have offered. A filled 7/8" flake to front of spout. A 2" in-the-firing contact mark to reverse. A short crack to base area, which appears to be in-the-firing. Some grease residue to surface. H 12 3/4".
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