Four Cobalt-decorated Stoneware Items

Description:

Four Cobalt-decorated Stoneware Items, America, 19th century, a wide-mouth three-gallon jar or crock decorated with a blossoming branch, impressed maker's marks "F.A. PLAISED & CO./GARDINER ME"; an ovoid two-gallon crock with floral spray; a large jar decorated with a plume; and a two-gallon jug with stylized leaf marked "J.B. NORTON/WORCESTER MASS.," ht. 9 3/4 to 13 5/8 in.
Estimate $600-800

-GARDINER ME crock- spider hairline on base.
-two-gallon ovoid crock1x 1/2 in. rim chip, 6 in. dia. spider hairline crack on side through rt. side of design.
- jar with plume- five small rim chips, 2 in. rim line, no cover.
-J.B. NORTON jug- 3/4 dia. mouth chip, mottled surface, small potstone burst to u.l. of design.


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