Lot #: 418
Price Realized: $450.00
($375 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)
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Three-Gallon Stoneware Crock with Cobalt Bird Decoration, Stamped "J. NORTON & CO / BENNINGTON VT," circa 1860, cylindrical crock with tooled shoulder, semi-rounded rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with a slip-trailed design of a crested, ring-necked bird perched on a stylized branch. Cobalt highlights to maker's mark and capacity mark. Provenance: William Bouck Collection. Staining throughout. A small rim chip and minor rim nick. Proper left handle handle with a small chip, a minor flake, and minor wear. Proper right handle with very minor wear. A few in-the-firing pings to surface. H 10 1/2".
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