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CLOSE DATE - March 19, 2011
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1 $12,000 Thumbs/tn_mini-Lot1_1.jpg $4500 *Extraordinary and unique miniature presentation butter churn.

Produced at the Fort Edward Pottery by Burtis Soper for his daughter. This piece is decorated with a painstakingly scribed and blue accented flower design. Then hand scribed around the base, "Julia F. Soper/Fort Edward, NY". This small churn is completed with a fitted original Albany glazed churn guide. This is probably the most unusual piece we have sold.

It truly reflects the potter's skills and imagination. This piece is referred to in William Ketchum's book - Potters & Potteries of New York State, page 255. Minor imperfections in the making. 7 3/4" 1870
2 $2,000 Thumbs/tn_mini-Lot2_1.jpg $1500 Exceptional miniature butter churn complete with blue accented fitted stoneware guide and wood plunger.

The churn is decorated with brush blue accents front and back and at the applied handles. Detail in the piece is so complete that the wooden plunger was made to reflect wear and stain from use actual.

Probably NYS origin. Possibly an end of day creation to show off the potter's skills. The churn is excellent. There is a very minor surface chip in the interior of the churn guide that may have occurred in making. 4 1/2" 1860
3   Thumbs/tn_mini-Lot3_1.jpg $100 Lot of 2 inkwells both probably NYS origin.

The first: 4-hole with blue accents at the rim and Albany brown accent at the dished center hole. Hand signed in script on the bottom, "John Welch, 1844". Chips at the base and rim and a large missing piece that has been filled. 4" diameter.

The second: 4-hole with faint blue accent at the center hole. Old chips in the base and rim. 3 3/4" diameter. 1850
4 $575 Thumbs/tn_mini-Lot4_1.jpg $100 PAUL : CUSHMAN's approximate 3 gallon tall, ovoid crock.

Pottery stamp both on the front and back.

Typical crude potting and imperfections in the making. There is a tight, old, X-shaped hairline at the base. 12" 1807
5 $875 Thumbs/tn_mini-Lot5_1.jpg $150 PAUL : CUSHMAN's approximate 3 gallon tall, ovoid crock.

Decorated with an impressed tooled vine and floral design all around the shoulder above the potter mark.

Typical crude potting and imperfections in the making. One handle is missing, probably occurred in the making. Some staining from use. 12" 1809
6 DNMR Thumbs/tn_mini-Lot6_1.jpg $600 *Unsigned approximate 1 gallon ovoid crock.

Decorated with an incised and blue accented plume design repeated front and back. A decoration consistent with the early NYC potters, Remmey and Crolius.

Glaze imperfections in the making including stone pings. Old wear and surface chip at the base. 9 1/2" 1800
7 DNMR Thumbs/tn_mini-Lot7_1.jpg $600 *Unsigned approximate 3 gallon ovoid crock decorated with a brushed flower on one side.

Brushed accents at the ears. The opposite side has an incised and blue filled flower & foliate design consistent with Joshua Letts, New Jersey pottery.

There are some chips at the rim and a short, tight line at the rim to the left of the design. 12 1/2" 1807
8 $325 Thumbs/tn_mini-Lot8_1.jpg $150 CLARK & CO MOUNT MORRIS 2 gallon ovoid jar with signature feather design.

Uncommon short lived small NYS pottery.

Imperfections in the making. There is a small chip at the rim, some staining from use, all very minor. 12" 1835
9 $350 Thumbs/tn_mini-Lot9_1.jpg $150 JORDAN 2 gallon ovoid jug with brushed flower design.

Incised stamp wreath around the gallon designation.

There is a chip at the base on the back, stained, with imperfections in the making. 14 1/2" 1850
10 $275 Thumbs/tn_mini-Lot10_1.jpg $150 N.& A. SEYMOUR ROME approximate 2 gallon ovoid crock.

The name is stamped twice, the lower mark is accented in blue. Further accented with a small flower on the opposite side, blue at the ears.

Nice example of an early NY mark. Imperfections in the making. 11 1/2" 1820
11 $80 Thumbs/tn_mini-Lot11_1.jpg $80 J. HEISER BUFFALO NY approximate 1 1/2 gallon preserve jar.

Decorated in a multi-color brown & yellow glaze. Uncommon Western NY maker.

Imperfections in the making. 9 1/2" 1852
12 $90 Thumbs/tn_mini-Lot12_1.jpg $80 Unsigned 2 gallon ovoid crock with simple brushed flower design.

Glaze imperfections in the making and dark color also in the making. Minor glaze spidering under the right ear. 10" 1850

13 $525 Thumbs/tn_mini-Lot13_1.jpg $200 D. T. WANDELL WEST TROY STONEWARE FACTORY 2 gallon ovoid jug.

Decorated with a brushed flower design.

Very rare short lived maker's mark from NYS. Troy is lightly impressed. Other minor imperfections in the making. 14 1/2" 1836
14 $250 Thumbs/tn_mini-Lot14_1.jpg $120 H. & G. NASH UTICA approximate 2 gallon ovoid jar with brushed flower decoration.

Glaze imperfections in the making. There is a crow's foot tight spiderline on the front. Surface wear and stained from use. All are very minor. 10 1/2" 1835

15 $300 Thumbs/tn_mini-Lot15_1.jpg $150 Unsigned approximate 1 gallon advertising jug with a brushed flower design attributed to WHITES UTICA.

Impressed and blue accented above the flower, "Wm BRISTOL/DRUGGISTS/NO 108 GENESEE ST./UTICA, N.Y.".

Minor imperfections in the making. 11" 1870
16 $1,150 Thumbs/tn_mini-Lot16_1.jpg $700 Unsigned approximate 2 gallon advertising crock decorated with a desirable double flower design associated with the John Burger factory.

Impressed and blue accented above the design, "J. COCHRANE/WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS IN/GROCERIES PROVISIONS/PURE WINES & LIQUORS & C & C & C/NO 79 MAIN ST. ROCHESTER, N.Y.".

There is a very old tight line in front of the left ear and another behind the right ear. Surface chips in the bottom on the left side and some staining from use. 9" 1860
17 $2,500 Thumbs/tn_mini-Lot17_1.jpg $1200 Unsigned approximate 1 gallon advertising jug decorated with a brushed blue flower attributed to the Muglar Buffalo factory.

Impressed and blue accented above the design, "C. C. BRISTOL/WHOLESALE & RETAIL :/DRUGGIST/AND DEALER IN/DYE STUFFS PAINTS OILS/BRUSHES VARNISHES & C/NO 225 MAIN STREET/BUFFALO, Y. N.". Extremely rare Buffalo vendor mark.

Minor imperfections in the making. 11 1/2" 1850
18 $600 Thumbs/tn_mini-Lot18_1.jpg $600 Unsigned approximate 1 gallon ovoid advertising jug decorated with a brushed blue flower attributed to Heiser Buffalo.

Impressed and blue accented above the design, "HIRAM. BLANCHARD/DEALER IN/DRY GOODS GROCERIES/CROCKERY.STONE &/HOLLOW.WARE LIQUORS C/NORTH.STATE ST & OPPOSITE/WM J MCCROCKIN/ROCHESTER". Extremely rare Rochester vendor mark.

There is a tight hairline up from the bottom below the flower. Other imperfections in the making. 11 1/2" 1850
19 $925 Thumbs/tn_mini-Lot19_1.jpg $600 Unsigned approximate 3 gallon ovoid advertising jug. Probably Heiser factory Buffalo.

Impressed and blue accented at the shoulder, "R. HARGREAVE.LEE/WHOLESALE & RETAIL/DEALER IN/TEAS. GROCERIES. FRUITS & C/UPPER STORE.NEARLY OPPOSITE/KREMLIN MAIN-STREET/AT THE SIGN OF THE/GILT.SUGARLOAF/LOWER.STORE.NO.144.MAIN.ST./TWO DOORS.SOUTH.OF/EXCHANGE.BUILDINGS/BUFFALO".

Extremely rare 12 LINE vendor mark. There is a Professional restoration to a chip in the spout. Stained and imperfections in the making. 15 1/2" 1850
20 $600 Thumbs/tn_mini-Lot20_1.jpg $150 Unsigned 2 gallon advertising jug.

Impressed and blue accented above a flower design, "2/ROSSMAN & McKINSTRY/DRUGGIST/329 WARREN ST HUDSON NY".

There is an incised bird outline at the left shoulder under the glaze. Probably Poughkeepsie potters. Stack marks and stone pings in the making. 14" 1870
21 $275 Thumbs/tn_mini-Lot21_1.jpg $90 Unsigned Bristol glaze approximate 2 gallon advertising jug.

In blue script, "Wm B. STEIN/17 RICHMOND TURNPIKE,/TOMPKINSVILLE/NY". Great blue and just minor glaze imperfections in the making.

12 1/2" 1890
22 $50 Thumbs/tn_mini-Lot22_1.jpg $30 Bristol glaze handled mug.

Stenciled in black, "SMITH & CLODY'S/GINGER BEER/BUFFALO, N. Y.".

Minor age crazing and surface flecks in the glaze at the rim. 5 1/2" 1890
23 $130 Thumbs/tn_mini-Lot23_1.jpg $80 Unsigned 2 gallon advertising jug.

Decorated with a diamond logo and, "C. R. /W. Barre,/Pa.".

Minor surface chipping in the spout and minor imperfections in the making. 14" 1880
24 $70 Thumbs/tn_mini-Lot24_1.jpg $40 Small advertising jar impressed and blue accented, "Royal Smoking Tobacco".

Glaze imperfections in the making. 5 1/2" 1880

25 $90 Thumbs/tn_mini-Lot25_1.jpg $50 Bristol glaze advertising mug in a thread relief design attributed to WHITES UTICA.

Impressed on the front, "BERRY'S FAMOUS ROOT BEER".

Glaze imperfections in the making. 4" 1890
26 $375 Thumbs/tn_mini-Lot26_1.jpg $150 Unsigned approximate 1 1/2 gallon advertising jug decorated with a flower design attributed to Norton Bennington.

Impressed and blue accented at the shoulder, "D. WOODBURN & CO/DEALERS IN/GROCERS, CROCKERY/HARDWARE & PROVISIONS/CHERRY - VALLEY, NY".

Complete with a great carved wooden stopper. Stack mark touching the flower at the top and clay separation at the base, all occurred in the making. 12 1/2" 1860
27 $170 Thumbs/tn_mini-Lot27_1.jpg $40 Unsigned approximate 1/2 gallon beehive shaped advertising jug in an Albany glaze.

Hand scribed, "J. B. Classey/Canandaigua/N. Y.".

Imperfections in the making. 6 1/2" 1880
28 $160 Thumbs/tn_mini-Lot28_1.jpg $100 Unsigned 2 gallon ball shaped advertising syrup jug with formed spout finished in a Albany glaze.

NYS origin and stamped at the shoulder, "T. CUNNINGHAM/DRUGGIST AND GROCER/MOHAWK". Potter handprints at the base in the making.

Minor surface wear at the spout. 12 1/2" 1870
29 $150 Thumbs/tn_mini-Lot29_1.jpg $40 Unsigned approximate 1/2 gallon advertising jug in an Albany glaze.

Scribed, "John K. Lynch/100 E. First St./Oswego/NY".

Good condition. 8" 1880
30 $120 Thumbs/tn_mini-Lot30_1.jpg $40 Small approximate 1 pint anchovy jar.

Impressed and blue accented, "A. B. WHEELER & CO/69 BROAD STREET/BOSTON. MASS." at the base.

Some staining from use and imperfections in the making. 5 1/2" 1870
31 $90 Thumbs/tn_mini-Lot31_1.jpg $80 J. FISHER LYONS NY approximate 1 gallon advertising jug.

In blue script, "S. Jacobson/662 William St/Buffalo/n.y."

Minor chips at the spout, minor staining. The handle is a different color clay, most unusual and occurred in the making. 11" 1870
32 $90 Thumbs/tn_mini-Lot32_1.jpg $80 J. FISHER LYONS NY approximate 1 gallon advertising jug.

In blue script, "C. Kampher's Sons/151 Michigan St/Buffalo/n.y."

Glaze imperfections in the making including a glaze drip at the shoulder on the back. 11" 1870
33 $60 Thumbs/tn_mini-Lot33_1.jpg $50 Unsigned approximate 1 gallon Bristol glaze advertising jug.

Stenciled in blue, "THIS JUG NOT SOLD/PROPERTY OF/S. JACOBSON/978 & 980 BROADWAY/BUFFALO, N. Y.".

There is a surface chip and stain at the shoulder. Also a chip at the base on the back. 8 1/2" 1880
34 $40 Thumbs/tn_mini-Lot34_1.jpg $30 Small Bristol glaze advertising jug.

Impressed, "C. MAINPRICE/Wine:Spirit Merchant/ELY".

Minor imperfections in the making. 5 3/4" 1890
35 $90 Thumbs/tn_mini-Lot35_1.jpg $80 J. FISHER LYONS NY approximate 1 gallon advertising jug.

In blue script, "John Grimm/443 & 445 Michigan St/Buffalo/n.y."

There is a stone ping at the base on the front. There is a 4" X-shaped glaze spider below the name on the front. 11" 1870
36 $525 Thumbs/tn_mini-Lot36_1.jpg $250 N. A. WHITE & SON UTICA NY 2 gallon jug.

Decorated with a large paddletail bird that is looking backwards and sitting on a long vine.

Glaze imperfections in the making and there is a surface chip at the spout. 14" 1870
37 $300 Thumbs/tn_mini-Lot37_1.jpg $150 Unsigned 3 gallon jug with "Poughkeepsie" bird design.

Glaze imperfections in the making. Some staining from use. 15" 1870

38 $180 Thumbs/tn_mini-Lot38_1.jpg $60 Unsigned 2 gallon preserve jar with lid.

Decorated with the "Poughkeepsie" bird design.

Discolored old, professional repair to a hairline on the front that extends under the left ear and to chips in the rim. 11 1/2" 1870
39 $275 Thumbs/tn_mini-Lot39_1.jpg $150 Unsigned 1 1/2 gallon preserve jar with dark blue bird design.

NYS origin.

There is a large chip at the rim on the back and some staining from use. 10" 1870
40 $300 Thumbs/tn_mini-Lot40_1.jpg $100 NEW YORK STONEWARE CO FORT EDWARD 4 gallon crock.

Decorated with this factory's signature bird on a twig design.

The maker's mark is lighly impressed. There is an old Professional restoration under the bird that extends to the right around the back. There are a few chips at the rim. 11 1/2" 1870
41 $80 Thumbs/tn_mini-Lot41_1.jpg $70 Unsigned 2 gallon preserve jar with lid.

Bow tie or plume decoration, NYS origin.

There is a large chip at the rim on the back, surface chips at the handles and some staining from use. 10 1/2" 1870
42 $130 Thumbs/tn_mini-Lot42.jpg $50 Lot of 2 Unsigned, approximate 1 gallon crocks of NYS origin with flower decorations.

The first: There is a tight line in the bottom that extends up the back. Grease stain and crow's foot spider line under the right ear. Large stone ping at the base on the back.

The second: Old Professional restoration to a crack under the left ear, chips at the rim, and glaze imperfections in the making. 7 1/2" 1870
43 $130 Thumbs/tn_mini-Lot43_1.jpg $60 N. A. WHITE & SON UTICA NY approximate 1 gallon jug with pine tree decoration.

Glaze imperfections in the making. Chips at the spout and some staining from use. 11 1/2" 1870

44 $375 Thumbs/tn_mini-Lot44_1.jpg $150 A. O. WHITTEMORE HAVANA NY 4 gallon crock.

Decorated with a multiflower and vine design. Blue at the maker's mark.

There are a few very minor, old, small flake spots throughout the sides and back. Glaze drip at the name occurred in the making. 10 1/2" 1870
45 $325 Thumbs/tn_mini-Lot45_1.jpg $150 W. A. MACQUOID & CO POTTERY WORKS LITTLE 12TH ST. 2 gallon preserve jar with lid.

Decorated with a nice double flower design.

There are a few very minor shallow chips at the rim and base. 12" 1870
46 $375 Thumbs/tn_mini-Lot46_1.jpg $200 JOHN BURGER ROCHESTER 2 gallon jug with a signature flower design.

Blue at the maker's mark. Comes with a nice, early carved stopper. Nice blue.

Minor imperfections in the making. 14" 1865
47 $275 Thumbs/tn_mini-Lot47_1.jpg $200 LYONS 3 gallon ovoid jug decorated with a triple "fireworks" flower design.

Blue at the maker's mark. Complete with a nice carved wooden stopper.

Good condition. 16" 1860
48 $275 Thumbs/tn_mini-Lot48_1.jpg $200 T. HARRINGTON LYONS 2 gallon preserve jar with replacement stoneware lid.

Decorated with a deep blue brushed double flower design and additional blue accents at the ears and maker's mark.

Imperfections in the making. There are short tight lines and minor chips at the rim on the back and right handle. 11" 1850
49 $375 Thumbs/tn_mini-Lot49_1.jpg $200 LYONS 2 gallon preserve jar with stoneware lid.

Decorated with a deep blue brushed double flower design, double "2"'s and additional blue accents at the ears and maker's mark.

Good condition. 11" 1850
50 $800 Thumbs/tn_mini-Lot50_1.jpg $450 N. CLARK JR ATHENS NY 2 gallon preserve jar with lid.

Decorated with a great hawk looking backwards.

Minor imperfections in the making. 11 1/2" 1850
51 $200 Thumbs/tn_mini-Lot51_1.jpg $150 HASXTUN OTTMAN & CO FORT EDWARD NY approximate 1 gallon jug with "Benny Bird".

Stack marks and other imperfections in the making. 12" 1870

52 $225 Thumbs/tn_mini-Lot52_1.jpg $200 HARRINGTON & BURGER ROCHESTER 2 gallon preserve jar.

Decorated with a fine line, animated flower design. Blue at the maker's mark.

There is a stone ping in the making under the right ear. Interior rim chip and some staining from use. 11 1/2" 1853
53 $275 Thumbs/tn_mini-Lot53_1.jpg $150 C. W. BRAUN BUFFALO NY 2 gallon crock with dotted and ribbed large flower blossom.

Glaze imperfections in the making and interior lime staining, both minor. 9 1/2" 1860

54 $225 Thumbs/tn_mini-Lot54_1.jpg $90 CORTLAND approximate 1 gallon preserve jar decorated with a long stemmed double flower design.

Blue at the maker's mark.

There are 2 old hairlines at the rim. Grease stain off an age spider at the base on the back. 9" 1860
55 $6,250 Thumbs/tn_mini-Lot55_1.jpg $1200 C. W. BRAUN BUFFALO NY 4 gallon butter churn with stoneware guide.

Decorated with a large cross hatch flower design in great blue. Lots of dots and dashes create a masterpiece in blue. Additional blue at the maker's mark.

Minor surface chips at the interior rim and imperfections in the making. Professional restoration to a tight line under the right ear. EX Denlinger Auction Spring 1988 lot 120. 16 1/2" 1860
56 $1,800 Thumbs/tn_mini-Lot56_1.jpg $800 C. W. BRAUN BUFFALO NY approximate 1 gallon jug decorated with this factory's signature hawk design looking to the right.

There is a glaze drip at the shoulder and glaze spider, both occurred in making. 12" 1860

57 $1,600 Thumbs/tn_mini-Lot57_1.jpg $800 C. W. BRAUN BUFFALO NY approximate 1 gallon jug decorated with this factory's signature hawk design looking to the left.

Blue at the maker's mark.

There is a spider line in the handle and at the base on the back, both occurred in making. 12 1/2" 1860
58 $1,450 Thumbs/tn_mini-Lot58_1.jpg $700 F. STETZENMEYER ROCHESTER NY 2 gallon jug.

This is a great example of this popular factory's flower design. Painstakingly applied slip trails used to create the well known shading effect.

There is a stack mark on the right side and stone ping in the handle, both occurred in the making. There are minor small fleck spots in the spout from use. 14 1/2" 1855
59 $550 Thumbs/tn_mini-Lot59_1.jpg $250 JOHN BURGER ROCHESTER 2 gallon jug with their signature "cabbage" flower design.

There is a surface chip at the spout and some staining, both minor. 15" 1865

60 $3,400 Thumbs/tn_mini-Lot60_1.jpg $1,200 JOHN BURGER ROCHESTER 4 gallon butter churn with stoneware guide.

This signature "cabbage" flower takes up the entire front of this tall churn.

There is a tight inbody hairline behind the right ear and an old, tight X-shaped hairline in the very bottom. 17 1/2" 1865
61   Thumbs/tn_mini-Lot61_1.jpg $200 C. CLARK & CO ROCHESTER NY 2 gallon jug with slip blue flower design.

There is a chip at the base on the right side, some staining and imperfections in the making. 14 1/2" 1850

62 $250 Thumbs/tn_mini-Lot62_1.jpg $150 Unsigned approximate 1 gallon jug with bird on plume decoration.

Probably NYS origin.

Stack mark, glaze burn and other imperfections in the making. Some staining from use. 11" 1870
63 $725 Thumbs/tn_mini-Lot63_1.jpg $250 HAXSTUN OTTMAN & CO FORT EDWARD NY 2 gallon preserve jar.

Decorated with a nice example of their crossed bird design.

There is a stone ping in the design that occurred in the making. There is a large chip in the right ear. There is a tight line at the base on the back and minor glaze loss from use, also on the back. 11" 1870
64 $80 Thumbs/tn_mini-Lot64_1.jpg $50 Unsigned 2 gallon crock of NYS origin with a dotted plume design.

Some staining from use. 9" 1870

65 $110 Thumbs/tn_mini-Lot65_1.jpg $50 N. A. WHITE & SON UTICA NY 5 gallon jug with a bright blue flower and vine design.

Top to bottom design.

There is a crack along the bottom that extends up along the left side and Y shaped near the base on the right side. 18" 1870
66 $130 Thumbs/tn_mini-Lot66_1.jpg $120 Unsigned 2 gallon pitcher with a spiral plume design.

NYS origin.

There is a tight, long crack on the right side. Minor chip at the rim near the spout with minor imperfections in the making. 12 1/2" 1870
67 $225 Thumbs/tn_mini-Lot67_1.jpg $100 WHITES UTICA approximate 1 gallon jug with signature parrot design.

Glaze imperfections in the making and some staining from use. 11 1/2" 1870

68 $350 Thumbs/tn_mini-Lot68_1.jpg $150 OTTMAN BROS & CO FORT EDWARD NY 2 gallon crock with a fat, blue robin design.

There are some short tight spider lines at the rim and glaze wear from use. 9" 1870

69 $130 Thumbs/tn_mini-Lot69_1.jpg $100 BRADY & RYAN ELLENVILLE 2 gallon jug with bird on twig design.

There is a glaze burn on the left side. Professional restoration - handle replaced. Chips at the spout and base. 14 1/2" 1885

70 $225 Thumbs/tn_mini-Lot70_1.jpg $100 OTTMAN BROS FORT EDWARD NY 3 gallon butter churn with a fat robin décor.

The piece comes with an old, carved wooden guide and original churn stick.

There is a long crack on the back, up from the bottom. Some staining from use. 13 1/2" 1870
71 $90 Thumbs/tn_mini-Lot71_1.jpg $90 NEW YORK STONEWARE CO 2 gallon jug with dotted leaf design.

Overglazed in the making. There is a large chip at the base on the front and stained from use. 13 1/2" 1870

72 $825 Thumbs/tn_mini-Lot72_1.jpg $600 WME WARNER WEST TROY approximate 1 gallon ovoid cream pot.

Rare design of a rabbit running above spiraling dotted ground cover. Blue at the maker's mark.

There is a long, shallow chip at the base on the back and a minor inbody spiderline behind the right ear. Imperfections in the making. 9" 1850
73 $120 Thumbs/tn_mini-Lot73_1.jpg $80 WEST TROY NY POTTERY rare approximate 1 gallon harvest jug in an applied light albany glaze.

Darker brushed strip accents all around the middle.

Imperfections in the making. 10" 1870
74 $550 Thumbs/tn_mini-Lot74_1.jpg $150 W. H. FARRAR & CO GEDDES NY 2 gallon jug.

Brushed "2" and large brushed tulip design.

There is a stack mark at the "2" and clay separation at the base, both in the making. 13 1/2" 1850
75 $450 Thumbs/tn_mini-Lot75_1.jpg $250 LYONS 1 gallon pitcher with simple brushed flower design.

Blue accents at the base of the handle.

Glaze imperfections in the making. 10 1/2" 1860
76 $425 Thumbs/tn_mini-Lot76_1.jpg $200 Unsigned 6 gallon crock decorated with a huge basket of flowers design associated with the Norton Factory.

Surface chips at the rim and some staining from use. There are stone pings under the left ear and a large stone ping on the back. Other minor imperfections in the making. 13" 1855

77 $150 Thumbs/tn_mini-Lot77_1.jpg $90 E. & L. P. NORTON BENNINGTON VT 2 gallon preserve jar with long triple dotted leaf design.

Old glaze spidering and glaze flecks around the base and under the right ear. Interior rim chip. 11" 1880

78 $5,000 Thumbs/tn_mini-Lot78_1.jpg $1200 J. & E. NORTON BENNINGTON VT 2 gallon crock decorated with a large house design.

Trees in the back ground and there are fences on the left and in front of the house. All done in the best Norton blue.

Professional restoration to a tight short line in front thru the name but not in the great design. 9 1/2" 1855
79 $925 Thumbs/tn_mini-Lot79_1.jpg $350 J. & E. NORTON BENNINGTON VT approximate 1 gallon jug.

Decorated with the uncommon design of a "Benny Bird" perched on a tree stump.

Stack marks and other minor imperfections in the making. 11" 1861
80 $375 Thumbs/tn_mini-Lot80_1.jpg $250 J. NORTON & CO BENNINGTON VT approximate 1 gallon "Benny Bird" jug.

There is a stone ping at the shoulder, clay separation at the base, both occurred in making. 11 1/2" 1861

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