Lot #: 129
Price Realized: $600.00
($500 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 3 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 Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Syrup Jug, Stamped "CORTLAND," Madison Woodruff and Romanzo Smith, Cortland, NY, circa 1867-1869, squat-shaped jug with pinched pouring spout, decorated with large double-blossomed tulip plant. Freehand "2" to shoulder. Cobalt highlight to maker's mark. Very nice condition with a 2" in-the-firing surface fissure on underside, not visible on interior, a 2 3/4" crack on underside, forming a 1 1/2" Y at base, and a tiny in-the-firing ping to interior of spout. H 11".
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