Lot #: 264
Price Realized: $560.50
($475 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.
Fine Two-Gallon Stoneware Jug with Elaborate Cobalt Floral Decoration, Stamped "COWDEN & WILCOX / HARRISBURG .PA", circa 1865, semi-ovoid jug with tooled shoulder and semi-rounded spout, decorated with a flowering plant design featuring two spitting tulips, a graduated blossom, and a flower bud. Cobalt highlights to maker's mark, capacity mark, and handle terminals. Excellent, essentially as-made condition with a minor 1 1/2" spider line near base on reverse, and a small in-the-firing contact mark to shoulder on front.
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