Lot #: 427
Price Realized: $201.25
($175 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.
Rare One-Gallon Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Bowl with Inverted Maker's Mark, Stamped "COWDEN & WILCOX / HARRISBURG, PA," circa 1865, with rounded sides, tooled shoulder, and flattened rim, decorated with a large spitting tulip on the front. Impressed with the maker's mark "COWDEN & WILCOX / HARRISBURG, PA" along with a second "COWDEN & WILCOX" mark impressed upside-down. 2 3/4" loss to rim. To other rim chips. Five hairlines from rim, which stop at shoulder or midsection. Some wear to Albany slip on interior.
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