Lot #: 288
Price Realized: $805.00
($700 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 15 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.
Rare Two-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Cobalt Man-in-the-Moon Decoration, Stamped "COWDEN & WILCOX / HARRISBURG, PA," circa 1865, straigth-sided jar with applied handles, rounded shoulder, and flared collar. Decorated with a long-nosed face framed on one side by a stem with numerous leaves. A desirable Cowden & Wilcox motif. Restored cracks on front. Restoration to flaking, touching some of decoration. 5 1/2" crack on one side, continuing onto underside and onto base area of opposite side, where it forms a 7" long T-shaped crack. 2 1/2" Y-shaped hairline under one handle. A few rim chips. One handle has a small stone ping with short circular line extending through it. H 11 3/4".
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