Lot #: 262
Price Realized: $413.00
($350 hammer, plus 18% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 7 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 Cake Crock with Cobalt Floral Decoration, Stamped "COWDEN & WILCOX / HARRISBURG, PA", circa 1865, cylindrical crock with tooled shoulder, semi-squared rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with a large brushed spitting tulip. Cobalt highlights to maker's mark, capacity mark, and handle terminals. Provenance: Dr. Raymond L. Owen Collection. Some fry to cobalt. A very faint, minor 1 1/4" line to shoulder on front, not visible on interior. Two small rim chips.
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