Lot #: 519
Price Realized: $390.00
($325 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)
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Three Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Jugs, Massachusetts origin, circa 1870-1880, all of cylindrical form with slip-trailed stylized floral decorations, one stamped "EDMANDS & CO," one stamped "F.B. NORTON SONS / WORCESTER. MASS.," and one stamped with advertising "WALKER & CO. / 27 HAVERHILL STREET, / BOSTON, MASS." Edmands jugs with spout chips, minor firing imperfections. Norton jug with significant restoration to spout and surface on reverse, restored handle, fry to cobalt, firing imperfections, and hairline crack on underside. Walker jug with restored handle and rim chips. H (of tallest) 16 1/2".
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