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2 Gal. J. & E. NORTON / BENNINGTON, VT Stoneware Jug w/ Elaborate Pheasant-on-Stump Decoration

July 20, 2019 Stoneware Auction

Lot #: 249

Price Realized: $2,714.00

($2,300 hammer, plus 18% buyer's premium)

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July 20, 2019 Auction Catalog

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Fine Two-Gallon Stoneware Jug with Cobalt Pheasant-on-Stump Decoration, Stamped "J. & E. NORTON / BENNINGTON, VT", circa 1855, cylindrical jug with semi-squared spout, decorated with a large slip-trailed design of a pheasant with turned head and well-detailed body, perched on a tree stump emanating from a shrubbed ground. Cobalt highlights to maker's mark and capacity mark. Excellent, essentially as-made condition with a small in-the-firing contact mark near base on front.