Lot #: 173
Price Realized: $920.00
($800 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 Jar with Cobalt Pheasant-on-Stump Decoration, Stamped "J. & E. NORTON / BENNINGTON VT", circa 1855, cylindrical jar with rounded shoulder, applied lug handles, and semi-rounded rim, decorated with a slip-trailed design of a pheasant with turned head, perched on a tree stump. Restored area to front surrounding pheasant's face. Cobalt highlight to maker's mark. Two short in-the-firing separations to rim on reverse. A small iron ping near base. A minor chip and wear to inner rim where a lid would rest. A shallow, in-the-firing chipped area to base.
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