Lot #: 310
Price Realized: $546.25
($475 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 14 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.
One-and-a-Half-Gallon Stoneware Batter Pail with Cobalt Floral Decoration, Stamped "COWDEN & WILCOX / HARRISBURG, PA," circa 1865, ovoid form with pouring spout, handle on reverse, and applied clay ears with metal and wood bail handle. Decorated with two cobalt cone-shaped flowers on the front and wreath-like brushwork flanking the spout. Reverse decorated with a large conical flower extending from a leafy stem. Chips to interior of spout. Two rim chips. Areas of fry to cobalt. 4" crack from rim. 1 1/2" and 1" hairlines from rim. H 9 1/4".
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