Lot #: 167
Price Realized: $649.00
($550 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.
One-Gallon Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Batter Pail, Stamped "F.H. COWDEN / HARRISBURG," circa 1880, 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 stenciled abstract foliate motif and around the base of the spout with a freehand wreath. Ears and handle terminals are each finely-brushed with two strokes of cobalt resembling tulip blossoms. Includes tin lid. A small chip to shoulder molding on front. A tiny rim chip. A minor in-the-firing contact mark to tip of spout. A small in-the-firing iron ping below one handle, which is glazed over.
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