Lot #: 437
Price Realized: $230.00
($200 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.
Three-Gallon Stoneware Jug with Cobalt Leaf Decoration, Stamped "COWDEN & WILCOX / HARRISBURG, PA," circa 1875, ovoid jug with semi-squared spout, decorated with a large heavily-brushed cobalt leaf extending across the front. Overall staining to jug. Cracks at base on side of jug. Salt drip at base on reverse. Some fry to tips of cobalt brush strokes. Very shallow flake to base of jug.
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