Lot #: 118
Price Realized: $265.50
($225 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.
Scarce One-Gallon Stoneware Jug with Elizabethville Pa Advertising, Stamped "F.H. COWDEN / HARRISBURG", PA origin, circa 1880, ovoid jug with tooled spout, featuring the incised and cobalt-highlighted inscription, "Weaver & Son / Elizabethville Pa / Not to be sold". Shoulder impressed with F.H. Cowden maker's mark. Provenance: A fresh-to-the-market example, purchased by the consignor approximately forty years ago. Excellent, essentially as-made condition with an Albany slip drip to handle and reverse.
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