Lot #: 23
Price Realized: $960.00
($800 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.
Fine and Scarce Six-Gallon Stoneware Crock with Elaborate Cobalt Bird-on-Stump Decoration, Stamped "E & L P NORTON / BENNINGTON VT;," circa 1870, large-sized, cylindrical crock with tooled shoulder, semi-rounded rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with a large slip-trailed design of a long-tailed bird perched on a heavily-detailed stump, flanked by shrubs. Excellent decoration, color, and size. Cobalt highlights to maker's mark and capacity mark. Crack across underside forming a spider crack on right side of crock. Light staining to base. Some bubbling to cobalt. H 13 3/4".
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