Lot #: 298
Price Realized: $57.50
($50 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 Pieces of Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware, Stamped "F.H. COWDEN / HARRISBURG", circa 1880, a cylindrical four-gallon crock and a two-gallon cream jar, both with stylized stenciled designs. Four-gallon crock with thin 7" inverted Y-shaped crack to front, a small rim chip with 5" diagonal crack from rim, one handle chip, and some fry to cobalt. Ovoid jar with numerous rim chips, a glazed-over iron ping to side of jar, exfoliation to side of jar, a Y-shaped line to front, and some fry to cobalt.
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