Lot #: 253
Price Realized: $402.50
($350 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 9 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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