Lot #: 206
Price Realized: $201.25
($175 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 Crock with Floral Decoration, Stamped "CORTLAND," Madison Woodruff and Romanzo Smith, Cortland, NY, circa 1867-1869, cylindrical crock with lug handles, decorated with a brushed and slip-trailed floral design of two tulips extending from a looping stem. Impressed and cobalt-highlighted rosette at shoulder. Cobalt highlights to maker's mark and capacity mark. 1 1/2" chip with U-shaped surface crack at base on reverse. Small rim chip on side of crock. Very rim nick on front. Minor chipping to bottom edge on underside.
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