J. NORTON & CO / BENNINGTON VT Stoneware Jug with Cobalt Bird Decoration

October 17, 2015 Stoneware Auction

Lot #: 59

Price Realized: $201.25

($175 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)

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One-and-a-Half-Gallon Stoneware Jug with Cobalt Bird Decoration, Stamped "J. NORTON & CO / BENNINGTON VT:", circa 1860, cylindrical jug with squared spout, decorated with a slip-trailed design of a bird perched on a stylized branch. Cobalt highlights to maker's mark and capacity mark. An in-the-firing dry spot to beak area of bird. A salt drip to shoulder. A small chip and small stone ping to side of spout. Some very short lines to spout, possibly in-the-firing. An in-the-firing dry spot with crazing to left side of jug. Crazing to base area.




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