Lot #: 392
Price Realized: $330.00
($275 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 4 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 Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Crocks, Stamped "F.B. NORTON & CO. / WORCESTER, MASS," circa 1870, measuring one and two gallons in capacity, both of cylindrical form with applied lug handles and stylized floral motifs accented with spotted trails. Smaller with in-the-firing base chips, chips to interior of rim, an in-the-firing iron ping to rim, a 1 3/4" hairline above one handle, and in-the-firing spots of clay residue to reverse. Taller in excellent condition with minor staining. H (of smaller) 7 1/4".
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