Lot #: 289
Price Realized: $590.00
($500 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 Jug with Cobalt Grapes Decoration, Stamped "COWDEN & WILCOX / HARRISBURG", Pennsylvania origin, circa 1865, ovoid jug with squared spout, decorated with a large brushed design of a cluster of grapes hanging from a leafy vine. Cobalt highlights to maker's mark, capacity mark, and handle terminals. Provenance: David Musser Collection. A glazed-over, in-the-firing line along edge of handle with short lines extending off from it. A 7/8" chip to exterior of spout, two small nicks to exterior of spout, and a few small chips to interior of spout. Some fry to cobalt. Adjacent 2" and a 1 1/4" chips to bottom edge, probably in-the-firing.
Click images to enlarge.
A Few of the Related Items We've Sold
Extremely Rare and Important COWDEN & WILCOX / HARRISBURG, PA Civil War Soldier Jug
Outstanding COWDEN & WILCOX / HARRISBURG, PA Stoneware Jug w/ Profuse Flowering Urn Design
Rare and Important J. W. COWDEN / HARRISBURG, PA Syrup Jug w/ Muncy, PA Inscription
Extremely Rare and Important HARRISBURG, PA Stoneware Rooster Jug, John Young, 1856-58
Exceptional 4 Gal. COWDEN & WILCOX / HARRISBURG, PA Stoneware Jug w/ Elaborate Cornucopia
COWDEN & WILCOX / HARRISBURG, PA Stoneware Jug w/ Cornucopia
Exceedingly Rare and Important J. YOUNG & CO. / HARRISBURG, PA Stoneware Pedestal Water Cooler
