Lot #: 253
Price Realized: $402.50
($350 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 10 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.
Two-Gallon Stoneware Jug with Cobalt Floral Decoration, Stamped "CORTLAND," Madison Woodruff and Romanzo Smith, circa 1867-1869, cylindrical jug with tooled shoulder and flared spout, decorated with a brushed and slip-trailed design of tulip plant bearing two large blossoms. Cobalt highlights to maker's mark, capacity, and impressed asterisk above decoration. Long horizontal line at base. A small U-shaped line to top of spout. A minor chip and tiny nick on interior of spout. Some staining. Some small spots of fry to cobalt.
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