Lot #: 155
Price Realized: $1,534.00
($1,300 hammer, plus 18% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 5 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.
Fine One-and-a-Half-Gallon Stoneware Batter Pail with Cobalt Leaf Decoration, Stamped "COWDEN & WILCOX / HARRISBURG, PA", circa 1865, ovoid form with tubular pouring spout, handle at base on reverse, and applied clay ears with wood-and-wire bail handle, decorated on the reverse with a large, well-detailed leaf, and on the front with two large leaves flanking the spout, as well as a foliate motif below the maker's mark. Cobalt highlights to base of spout, handle terminals, ears, maker's mark, and capacity mark. Includes tin covers. One ear restored. Otherwise excellent condition with two rim nicks and a minor chip to exterior edge of spout.
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