Lot #: 17
Price Realized: $360.00
($300 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 2 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 Two-Gallon Stoneware Crock with Cobalt Banner Decoration, Stamped "E & L P NORTON / BENNINGTON VT.," circa 1870, cylindrical crock with tooled shoulder, semi-rounded rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with boldly slip-trailed design of a garland forming a banner with tasseled rope at each end. Cobalt highlight to maker's mark. The first example of Norton stoneware bearing this design that we have offered. Areas of rust staining to surface. Some faint, minor exfoliation to left side of crock. A few very minor chips to interior of rim. H 8 3/4".
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