Lot #: 164
Price Realized: $172.50
($150 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.
Unusual Two-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Cobalt Floral Decoration, Stamped "L. NORTON & Co. / BENNINGTON," Vermont origin, circa 1823-33, ovoid jar with tall collar, tooled shoulder, and applied lug handles, decorated with an abstract cobalt design of a tree or flower resembling a star. 4 1/2" crack from rim on front with filled and painted touch-up to area of decoration. 3 1/2" tall X-shaped crack at base on front, extending 2" onto underside. Horizontal part of crack extends around roughly one-half of jar. 1 1/2" hairline from rim on side of jar.
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