Lot #: 172
Price Realized: $805.00
($700 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 14 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.
Scarce One-Gallon Stoneware jug with Cobalt Parrot Decoration, Stamped "F.B. NORTON & CO. / WORCESTER, MASS.," circa 1870, cylindrical jug with rounded shoulder, squared spout. and applied strap handle, decorated with a slip-trailed cobalt design of a parrot perched on a leafy branch. Excellent color and desirable small size. Large T-shaped hairline on underside, continuing a few inches onto base in three places. In-the-making scratch on reverse, which looks like a crack, but is not. Minor chipping to base. A few small spout chips. Some scratches to cobalt. H 11 1/2".
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