Lot #: 187
Price Realized: $402.50
($350 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.
Rare Three-Gallon Stoneware Jug with Incised Bird Decoration, Stamped "L. NORTON / BENNINGTON", Vermont origin, circa 1830, highly-ovoid jug with tooled spout and ribbed handle, decorated with a small incised design of a bird. Cobalt highlights to maker's mark, capacity mark, and handle terminals. Relatively few incised examples of Norton family stoneware are known. A shallow chip to top of spout. An iron ping and in-the-firing contact mark to right side of jug. Some shallow chipping to base, most of which occurred during the firing.
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