Lot #: 289
Price Realized: $488.75
($425 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.
Three-Gallon Stoneware Jug with Cobalt Floral Decoration, Stamped "COWDEN & WILCOX / HARRISBURG, PA," circa 1865, ovoid jug with tooled shoulder and semi-squared spout, decorated with a brushed cobalt double flower design. Excellent color. As-made condition with some light brown drips of salt or Albany slip extending down from spout on left side, front, and base of handle. Shallow rim flake, which likely occurred in the firing. H 15 1/2".
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