Lot #: 116
Price Realized: $324.50
($275 hammer, plus 18% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 6 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.
Rare Two-Gallon Stoneware Jug with Cobalt Flower Basket Decoration, Stamped "COWDEN & WILCOX / HARRISBURG, PA", circa 1865, ovoid jug with tooled shoulder and tapered spout, decorated with a brushed design of a crosshatched basket, brimming with leaves and flowers. Brushed cobalt highlights to handle terminals. This jug is the first Harrisburg example we have seen featuring a flower container depicted in this manner. A 2 1/4" x 2 1/2" discolored in-the-firing contact mark on reverse, with some light associated crazing. Some light crazing to base and underside, probably in the firing. A 3" salt drip below decoration. Some surface wear to left side of jug.
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