Lot #: 7
Price Realized: $661.25
($575 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.
Scarce Three-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Cobalt Flower Basket Decoration, Stamped "J. & E. NORTON / BENNINGTON, VT", circa 1855, cylindrical jar with tooled shoulder, applied lug handles, and semi-rounded rim, decorated with a slip-trailed design of a flower basket, depicted with open handles and cross-hatched body, brimming with leaves, dotted trails, and a large central flower. Light cobalt highlights to maker's mark and capacity mark. A chip to end of right handle. Several shallow chips to interior of rim and inner rim for lid. A very faint surface line on right side of jar. A second short, faint surface line at front terminal of right handle. Some abrasions to cobalt.
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