Lot #: 167
Price Realized: $1,534.00
($1,300 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.
Extremely Rare Four-Gallon Stoneware Jug with Cobalt Pears Decoration, Stamped "COWDEN & WILCOX / HARRISBURG, PA", circa 1865, ovoid jug with tooled shoulder and semi-squared spout, decorated with a slip-trailed design of a branch bearing three pears. Decoration includes heavy shading to edges of two pears and a solid-cobalt body to one pear. Cobalt highlights to maker's mark, capacity mark, and handle terminals. This fruit design is rarely seen from this maker. Provenance: From a recently-surfaced collection of Cowden & Wilcox stoneware. Restored cracks extending through decoration and onto underside.
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