Lot #: 249
Price Realized: $2,300.00
($2,000 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 Two-Gallon Lidded Stoneware Jar with Cobalt Gooney Bird Decoration, Stamped "CORTLAND," Madison Woodruff and Romanzo Smith, Cortland, NY, circa 1867-1869, cylindrical jar with tooled shoulder, lug handles, and flared rim, decorated with a cobalt design of a gooney bird with crest, striped body, and solid wing, perched atop a looping trail of cobalt. A highly-prized, distinctly Cortland design. Cobalt highlight to maker's mark. Includes a salt-glazed lid, which fits tightly. Chip to end of one handle. Wear to end of opposite handle. In-the-firing separation in rim, descending vertically from top of rim, curving and extending 2" horizontally along base of rim. Chips to inner rim for lid. A chip to knob and edge of lid, along with a few additional minor chips to edge of lid.
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