Lot #: 153
Price Realized: $143.75
($125 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 10 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.
One-and-a-Half-Gallon Lidded Stoneware Jar with Cobalt Floral Decoration, Stamped "JULIUS NORTON / BENNINGTON VT," circa 1845, cylindrical jar with tooled shoulder, applied lug handles, and semi-rounded rim, decorated with a flowering stem bearing four blossoms. Cobalt highlights to maker's mark and capacity mark. Includes salt-glazed lid, possibly original to jar. Jar with 3" hairline on reverse, continuing 2 1/4" onto underside. Some minor wear on rim for lid. Faint hairline and small iron ping to lid.
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