Lot #: 87
Price Realized: $1,800.00
($1,500 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 4 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.
Three-Gallon Stoneware Jug with Elaborate Cobalt Floral Decoration, Stamped "COWDEN & WILCOX / HARRISBURG. PA," circa 1865, highly-ovoid jug with tapered spout, decorated with a large flowering plant bearing an alternating design of a spitting tulips, vines or pussy willows, and flower buds. Cobalt highlights to maker's mark, capacity mark, and handle terminals. Excellent, essentially as-made condition with a minor in-the-firing contact mark to side of jug and a minuscule nick to spout.
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