Lot #: 478
Price Realized: $354.00
($300 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.
Four-Gallon Stoneware Jug with Cobalt Grapes Decoration, Stamped "COWDEN & WILCOX / HARRISBURG, PA", circa 1865, ovoid jug with semi-squared spout, decorated with a brushed design of a cluster of grapes hanging from a leafy stem, beside a twisted vine. Brushed cobalt highlights to maker's mark, capacity mark, and handle terminals. Provenance: David Musser Collection. Two in-the-firing chips to bottom edge, measuring 1 3/4" and 1 1/8". A post-firing 1 3/4" chip to bottom edge. Some restoration to spout. Cobalt is raised and bubbled on the grapes decoration. A few in-the-firing pings to surface. H 16 1/4".
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