Lot #: 228
Price Realized: $345.00
($300 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.
Two-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Cobalt Grapes Decoration, Stamped "COWDEN & WILCOX / HARRISBURG. PA," circa 1865, cylindrical jar with tooled shoulder, flared rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with a brushed cluster of grapes hanging from a stem between a corkscrewing vine and leaf. Cobalt highlights to maker's mark, capacity mark, and handle terminals. Significant cracks to right side of jar's front and right side of jar, connecting to a large Y-shaped crack on underside. Some staining. Tiny nicks to inner rim where a lid would rest. A small amount of fry to cobalt.
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