Lot #: 255
Price Realized: $287.50
($250 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 Cream Jar with Cobalt Floral Decoration, Stamped "CORTLAND," Madison Woodruff and Romanzo Smith, Cortland, NY, circa 1867-1869, ovoid jar with tooled shoulder, flattened rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with a large brushed tulip beside the number "2". Cobalt highlights to maker's mark. Some small, shallow chips to interior of rim. Some staining. A 2 3/4" Y-shaped hairline on underside, continuing a short distance onto base on reverse.
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