Rare Three-Gallon J. & E. NORTON / BENNINGTON, VT Stoneware Jar w/ Elaborate Cobalt Deer Scene

Summer 2022 Stoneware Auction

Lot #: 352

Price Realized: $3,240.00

($2,700 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)

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Rare Three-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Elaborate Cobalt Deer Scene, Stamped "J. & E. NORTON / BENNINGTON, VT," circa 1855, cylindrical jar with rounded shoulder, applied lug handles, and semi-rounded rim, decorated with an elaborate slip-trailed pastoral scene depicting a deer with turned head and spotted body flanked by a tree stump and pine tree. Cobalt highlights to maker's mark and capacity mark. Outstanding size to the design. Significant restoration throughout jar included painted touch-up to much of the decoration. Minor wear to interior of rim. Wear to inner rim for lid. H 14".