Lot #: 178
Price Realized: $1,150.00
($1,000 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.
Exceptional Five-Gallon Stoneware Crock with Cobalt Double-Parrot Decoration, Stamped "F.B. NORTON & CO. / WORCESTER, MASS.", circa 1870, cylindrical crock with semi-rounded rim and applied lug handles, decorated with a large slip-trailed design of two facing parrots perched on branches emanating from a stylized floral motif. Cobalt highlights to maker's mark and capacity mark. A scarce and striking F.B. Norton design, exhibiting outstanding color. A spider crack on underside, which form a J-shaped crack on right side of crock. Spots of staining to surface. A chip to interior of rim. H 12 1/2".
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