Lot #: 446
Price Realized: $316.25
($275 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 Stenciled Decoration, Stamped "F.H. COWDEN / HARRISBURG, PA", circa 1880, ovoid form with tubular pouring spout, applied handle, and wood-and-wire bail handle, decorated on the reverse with a stylized stenciled design with scalloped border and around the base of the spout with a brushed wreath design. Brushed cobalt highlights to handle terminals, ears, and maker's mark. A crack and tiny chip to one ear. A tiny in-the-firing iron ping to top of rim. A 1" line along edge of handle at base. Some bubbling to cobalt at wreath design and at handle terminals on reverse.
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