Lot #: 395
Price Realized: $316.25
($275 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.
Two-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Cobalt Floral Decoration, Stamped "COWDEN & WILCOX / HARRISBURG", Pennsylvania origin, circa 1865, cylindrical jar with tooled shoulder, flared rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with a brushed stem bearing a tulip and graduated blossom. Brushed cobalt highlights to handle terminals. Light cobalt highlights to maker's mark and capacity mark. Significant restoration to rim. A few shallow, unrestored chips to top of rim. Some light fry to cobalt.
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