Lot #: 23
Price Realized: $345.00
($300 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.
Three Stoneware Jugs, Stamped "E & L P NORTON / BENNINGTON, VT", circa 1870, two one-gallon jugs and one one-and-a-half-gallon jug, all with cobalt leaf motifs and cobalt highlights to the maker's mark. Shorter one-gallon jug with in-the-firing dryness to shoulder, some small spout chips, and a shallow 7/8" chip on side of handle with thin cracks extending through it. Taller one-gallon jug with a shallow 7/8" base chip, a tiny spout nick, and some mottling to clay. One-and-a-half-gallon jug with staining, an in-the-firing contact mark to front, some light exfoliation to base, a small base chip, and a small chip and light wear to spout.
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