Lot #: 255
Price Realized: $287.50
($250 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 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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