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July 11, 2009 Auction Catalog
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Norton Stoneware Two-Gallon Cream Jar with Rooster Decoration
July 11, 2009 Stoneware Auction
Lot #: 30Price Realized: $2,415.00 (Price includes 15% buyer's premium).
Rare Two-Gallon Stoneware Cream Jar with Elaborate Cobalt Rooster Scene, Stamped "J. & E. NORTON / BENNINGTON, VT.," circa 1855, ovoid jar with tooled shoulder, rounded rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with a slip-trailed cobalt design of a long-tailed rooster, fence, and pine tree. An unusual and highly-prized Norton design. Restoration to sections of surface and some of rim, with some very minor flecks of touch-up to some of decoration. 2" vertical hairline at base, continuing onto underside. H 11".
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