Lot #: 30
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-Gallon Stoneware Jug with Cobalt Pheasant on Stump Decoration, Stamped "J. & E. NORTON, / BENNINGTON VT," circa 1855, cylndrical jug with semi-rounded spout, decorated with a slip-trailed design of a pheasant with turned head, perched on a tree stump. Light cobalt highlights to maker's mark and capacity mark. Two in-the-firing contact marks to front. An in-the-firing iron ping below capacity mark and to left side of jug. A small in-the-firing ping at base on reverse. Some staining. Small spout chips. Sticker residue to reverse. H 14".
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