Lot #: 166
Price Realized: $2,645.00
($2,300 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.
Scarce Two-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Cobalt Man-in-the-Moon Decoration, Stamped "COWDEN & WILCOX / HARRISBURG, PA", circa 1865, cylindrical jar with tooled shoulder, tall collar, and applied lug handles, decorated with a brushed design of a man's profile flanked by a crescent-shaped group of leaves. Cobalt highlights to maker's mark, capacity mark, and handle terminals. A highly-prized Cowden & Wilcox motif. A hairline on front extending from rim to shoulder area. Rim chips. Shallow chips and wear to interior of rim. Wear to one handle. Some minor surface flakes to base on right side of jar. H 11 3/4".
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