Lot #: 63
Price Realized: $575.00
($500 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 11 years old, and the American ceramics market frequently changes. Additionally, small nuances of color, condition, shape, etc. can mean huge differences in price. If you're interested in having us sell a similar item for you, please contact us here.
Scarce One-and-a-Half-Gallon Stoneware Bowl with Cobalt Floral Decoration, Stamped "MASON & RUSSELL / CORTLAND," circa 1835-1839, ovoid bowl with tooled shoulder and applied lug handles, decorated with a brushed cobalt tulip beside the cobalt inscription "1 1/2". Brushed cobalt highlights over maker's mark. Unusual form. Some bubbling to cobalt. Two very tight hairlines from rim on reverse. Small rim chip with 1 3/4" horizontal line extending through it on reverse. A tiny base nick on front and back. H 6" ; Diameter 10 1/2".
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