Lot #: 378
Price Realized: $1,180.00
($1,000 hammer, plus 18% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 7 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.
Extremely Rare One-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Cobalt House Scene, Stamped "M. WOODRUFF, / CORTLAND", New York State origin, circa 1867-1869, ovoid jar with applied lug handles and tooling to shoulder and rim, decorated with a brushed design of a house with stylized lawn, flanked by bushes, with a tree to the left. This jar is the only example of Cortland stoneware we have seen with a house decoration. Excellent condition with an in-the-firing contact mark to base of decoration, two small in-the-firing contact marks to reverse, and a tiny in-the-firing ping to rim.
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