Lot #: 312
Price Realized: $1,207.50
($1,050 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 12 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.
Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Batter Pail, Stamped "COWDEN & WILCOX / HARRISBURG, PA," circa 1865, ovoid pail with tubular pouring spout and metal-and-wood bail handle, decorated with a large spitting tulip on the reverse and heavy foliate brushwork around the spout. Provenance: A fresh-to-the-market example, consigned from Washington State. Some fry to cobalt on reverse. Two chips to spout. 1" hairline in spout. Chip to rim. 1 3/4", 1 1/2", and 1" hairlines from rim. H 7 7/8".
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