Lot #: 168
Price Realized: $885.00
($750 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.
Unusual Two-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Cobalt Bird-on-Floral Decoration, Stamped "COWDEN & WILCOX / HARRISBURG, PA", circa 1865, ovoid jar with tooled shoulder, flattened rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with an unusual brushed design of a solid-cobalt bird perched on a fan-shaped flower. A lightly-incised circle forms the bird's eye. The style of the bird on this jar is uncommon to the Cowden style. Cobalt highlights to maker's mark, capacity mark, and handle terminals. A 2" rim chip above left handle. A rim chip on reverse. A minor stone ping to shoulder on front. Some staining.
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