Lot #: 444
Price Realized: $840.00
($700 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.
Two Two-Gallon Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Jugs, New England origin, third quarter 19th century, both of cylindrical form with tooled spout, a two-gallon example stamped "J. & E. NORTON / BENNINGTON VT.," circa 1855, decorated with a slip-trailed design of a bird perched on a stylized branch. Other jug with slip-trailed foliate motif, Stamped "J.S. TAFT & COMPANY / KEENE N.H." Norton jug with a restored section to bird's wing and bird's foot, a small chip to top of spout, and a small in-the-firing iron ping at base. Taft jug in excellent condition with a small in-the-firing iron ping to right of decoration and some old white paint to base of handle, unrelated to any sort of restoration. H (of Norton jug) 13 1/2".
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