Lot #: 13
Price Realized: $460.00
($400 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.
Fine Four-Gallon Stoneware Jug with Cobalt Floral Decoration, Stamped "J. NORTON & CO. / BENNINGTON, VT.", circa 1855, large-sized, cylindrical jug with tooled spout, decorated with a slip-trailed floral spray featuring a flower blossom, leaves, and dotted trails. Excellent size and color to decoration. Cobalt highlights to maker's mark and capacity mark. A small stone ping to front and a small in-the-firing contact mark to side of jug. Some scratches to left side of jug's front. A few very short, minor lines at base. H 17 1/2".
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