Lot #: 75
Price Realized: $316.25
($275 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 9 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.
Four-Gallon Stoneware Crock with Cobalt Bird Decoration, Stamped "E & L P NORTON / BENNINGTON VT", circa 1870, cylindrical crock with tooled shoulder, semi-rounded rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with a slip-trailed design of a crested bird with long tail, perched on a leaf. Cobalt highlights to maker's mark and capacity mark. A chip to end of one handle, along with a minor nick to same handle. Some wear and a minor chip to opposite handle. A 1/2" rim chip on side of crock. Other minor rim chips. A glazed-over line on interior of rim, extending to shoulder on interior. Some small flakes to reverse. Light staining to surface.
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