Lot #: 601
Price Realized: $324.50
($275 hammer, plus 18% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 6 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 Pieces of Stoneware, Cortland, NY origin, circa 1867-1869, a one-gallon cylindrical jar with tooled shoulder and flared rim, decorated with a brushed and slip-trailed floral motif featuring dotted accents, stamped "CORTLAND"; paired with a two-gallon crock with floral motif, stamped "M. WOODRUFF / CORTLAND". One-gallon jar hole at base on reverse, a chip to interior of rim, a few tiny nicks to inner rim for lid, an inverted U-shaped line to rim, a tiny nick to rim, a 3 1/2" thin crack from rim, and a few hairlines, one of which extends from hole on reverse across underside, and a short distance onto another side. Two-gallon crock with several rim chips, two chips to one handle, a few chips to opposite handle, and light base wear.
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