Lot #: 240
Price Realized: $240.00
($200 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)
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Three-Gallon Stoneware Crock with Cobalt Floral Decoration, Stamped "M. WOODRUFF / CORTLAND," NY State origin, circa 1867-1869, pail-shaped crock with tolled shoulder, flared rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with a brushed and slip-trailed design of a three flowers emanating from a leafy stem. Cobalt highlights to maker's mark and capacity mark. Unusual form. Provenance: Ex-Skinner Auctions Sale of the Rogers Collection. A 6 1/2" inverted Y-shaped line on reverse, not visible on interior. A 1 1/2" chipped section to rim on reverse. A faint 1 1/2" Y-shaped line on reverse, not visible on interior. Some minor iron deposits to surface. H 11 1/8".
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