Lot #: 439
Price Realized: $240.00
($200 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)
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Three-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Cobalt Parrot Decoration, Stamped "F.B. NORTON & CO / WORCESTER, MASS," circa 1858-1877, ovoid jar with tooled shoulder, semi-rounded rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with a large design of a crested parrot perched on a leaf. Cobalt highlights to maker's mark and capacity mark. A 1 3/4" crack on underside, continuing 2 3/4" up base of jar on front. Staining/grease residue throughout. Small in-the-firing surface flaws. H 11 3/4".
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