Lot #: 389
Price Realized: $1,150.00
($1,000 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 10 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 pouring spout, handle at base and clay ears with wire handle. Front decorated with unusual fan-shaped floral motifs flanking the spout. Base of spout surrounded by a wreath. Reverse with double-stemmed tulip motif. Provenance: A fresh-to-the-market example, recently found in Pennsylvania. Chip to handle at base. Filled and colored chip to one ear. Smaller filled and colored chip to opposite ear. Filled chips to tip of spout. A minor filled chip to rim. A tiny nick to rim and shoulder molding. Missing wooden piece to handle.
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