Lot #: 486
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.
Four-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Cobalt Grapes Decoration, Stamped "COWDEN & WILCOX / HARRISBURG, PA", circa 1865, ovoid jar with tooled shoulder, semi-rounded rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with a bunch of grapes hanging from a vine between two leaves. Cobalt highlights to maker's mark, capacity mark, and handle terminals. Exfoliation to front and reverse, with paint applied to the exfoliation on the front. Two iron pings on reverse. A large rim chip on side of jar. A thin V-shaped crack on underside. A thin horizontal crack at base, which continues 6 1/2" up front of jar, where it forms a Y. A short hairline to one handle. A few spots of staining to surface.
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