Lot #: 505
Price Realized: $1,380.00
($1,200 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.
Two-Gallon Stoneware Jug with Cobalt Man-in-the-Moon Decoration, Stamped "COWDEN & WILCOX / HARRISBURG, PA," circa 1865, ovoid jug with squared spout, the front decorated with a brushed cobalt design of a man's face with long nose and large eye, flanked by leaves. Crossed accent to leaf tip. A popular and highly-prized Cowden & Wilcox design. Provenance: A fresh-to-the-market example, recently found in New Jersey. Lower section of cobalt face did not survive the firing. Some fry to cobalt. A few base chips. A few in-the-firing lines in handle, which do not extend entirely through handle. A tiny nick to spout directly to right of handle.
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