Lot #: 393
Price Realized: $747.50
($650 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 8 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 Lidded Stoneware Jar with Cobalt Floral Decoration, Stamped "COWDEN & WILCOX / HARRISBURG. PA", circa 1865, ovoid jar with tooled shoulder, flared rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with a brushed cobalt tulip. Cobalt highlights to handle terminals and maker's mark. Includes original salt-glazed lid. Jar with rim chip, heavy in-the-firing chipping to base, a small in-the-firing iron ping to front, and small chips to inner rim for lid. Lid in excellent, essentially as-made condition.
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