Lot #: 5
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.
Two-Gallon Stoneware Jug with Cobalt Bird Decoration, Stamped "F.B. NORTON SONS, / WORCESTER MASS", circa 1880, cylindrical jug with tooled spout, decorated with a large slip-trailed design of a bird with looping wing detail, perched on a leafy branch. Cobalt highlights to maker's mark and capacity mark. Essentially as-made condition with a glazed-over iron ping to front and reverse, two minor in-the-firing base chips, and a small in-the-firing contact mark to handle.
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