Lot #: 273
Price Realized: $660.00
($550 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)
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Four-Gallon Lidded Stoneware Jar with Cobalt Wreath Decoration, Stamped "J. NORTON & CO: / BENNINGTON VT:," circa 1860, cylindrical jar with semi-rounded rim and applied lug handles, decorated with an elaborate slip-trailed floral motif in the form of a wreath. Cobalt accents to maker's mark and capacity mark. Includes a fitting salt-glazed stoneware lid, Northeastern U.S. origin. A 3" loss to proper right side of rim. A 1" flake to proper left handle. Chips to interior of rim and inner rim for lid. A 2 3/4" x 2 3/4" X-shaped surface line to reverse, not visible on interior. A minor base chip. Minor water glass staining to exterior and interior. Lid in excellent condition. H (excluding lid) 14 1/2".
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