Lot #: 403
Price Realized: $201.25
($175 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 Jar with Cobalt Tulip Decoration, Stamped "COWDEN & WILCOX / HARRISBURG, PA," circa 1865, ovoid jar with tooled shoulder and flattened rim, decorated with a finely-brushed spitting tulip design. Cobalt highlights to maker's mark. A small rim chip. 1 1/2" line from rim on reverse, a base chip, a small in-the-firing iron ping to underside, a 2 1/2" in-the-firing line on interior of rim, not visible on exterior, and some staining.
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