Scarce J. & E. NORTON, / BENNINGTON VT Stoneware Pheasant Jug, c1855

Summer 2025 Stoneware Auction

Lot #: 102

Price Realized: $6,000.00

($5,000 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)

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Scarce One-Gallon Stoneware Jug with Cobalt Pheasant-on-Stump Decoration, Stamped "J. & E. NORTON, / BENNINGTON VT.," circa 1855, cylindrical jug with squared spout, decorated with a slip-trailed design of a crested pheasant with turned head and long tail, perched on a tree stump with stylized ground and shrubs at base. Few one-gallon jugs bearing this desirable Norton motif are known. Excellent condition with minor spout wear, including a minor, glazed-over spout chip. "J." omitted in maker's mark with tiny in-the-firing ping in its place. H 11 7/8".