Lot #: 163
Price Realized: $632.50
($550 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 11 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 Three-Gallon Stoneware Jug with Cobalt Flower Basket Decoration, Stamped "F.B. NORTON & CO. / WORCESTER, MASS.," circa 1865, cylindrical jug with semi-rounded spout, decorated with a slip-trailed design of a flower basket with cross-hatched interior and open handle. Basket features various leaves and dotted trails surrounding a circular flower blossom. Side/reverse of jug with an approximately 6 1/2" horizontal crack at base with 7 1/2" and 2 1/2" vertical cracks extending off from it. Glazed-over in-the-firing separation lines in upper handle terminal.
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