Lot #: 83
Price Realized: $862.50
($750 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 11 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-Gallon Stoneware Batter Pail with Cobalt Floral Decoration, Stamped "COWDEN & WILCOX / HARRISBURG, PA," circa 1865, ovoid pail with tubular spout, metal-and-wood bail handle, and applied lug handle at base on reverse. Front decorated with brushed cobalt leaves flanking the spout and wreath-like brushwork surrounding the base of the spout. Reverse decorated with a large cobalt tulip. Includes original tin covers. Restored area to left side of floral decoration on reverse. Restored chip to handle at base, with a few additional minor unrepaired chips to underside of handle. Repair to base on front, touching left side of right leaf. Two minor chips to interior of spout.
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