Lot #: 248
Price Realized: $1,955.00
($1,700 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.
Possibly Unique One-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Cobalt Sea Serpent Decoration, Stamped "CORTLAND," Madison Woodruff and Romanzo Smith, Cortland, NY, circa 1867-1869, squat-shaped, cylindrical jar with tooled shoulder and flared rim, decorated with a folky cobalt design of a sea serpent with four fan-like fins and accents to the body. Cobalt highlight to maker's mark. Includes salt-glazed lid, probably not original to the jar. A virtually unheard-of design in American stoneware, executed in brilliant cobalt. Approximately 2" x 1 1/4" restored rim chip. 3 1/2" hairline on right side of jar's front. Some staining and a stone ping to edge of lid.
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