Lot #: 458
Price Realized: $300.00
($250 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 2 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 Pieces of Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware, Northeastern U.S. origin, 19th century, a one-gallon ovoid jug with cobalt dashes surrounding the impressed maker's mark, "C. CROLIUS / MANUFACTURER. / MANHATTAN-WELLS / NEW-YORK," early 19th century, paired with a small-sized, ovoid jar with floral decoration, stamped "L. NORTON, &.Co.," Luman Norton, Bennington, VT, circa 1823-1833. Jug with restoration to spout, significant restoration to right side, including touch-up to bottom left of decoration, as well as small unrestored base chips, two short unrestored hairlines at base on reverse, a small, unrestored in-the-firing surface chip to midsection, and wear to interior of spout. Jar with rim chips, expected wear to inner rim for lid, two minor base nicks, an in-the-firing line in the terminal of each handle, and two small in-the-firing iron pings to surface. H (of jar) 10".
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