Lot #: 225
Price Realized: $143.75
($125 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 9 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 Crock with Cobalt Floral Decoration, Stamped "COWDEN & WILCOX / HARRISBURG, PA," circa 1865, cylindrical crock with tooled shoulder, semi-squared rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with a large brushed spitting tulip extending from a stem with bud below. Cobalt highlights to handle terminals, maker's mark, and capacity mark. Some fry to cobalt. 5 3/4" Y-shaped line on reverse. 3 1/2" Y-shaped line under one handle. A minor nick to shoulder molding.
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