Lot #: 91
Price Realized: $1,320.00
($1,100 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.
Scarce Two-Gallon Stoneware Jug with Cobalt Swan Decoration, Stamped "COWDEN & WILCOX / HARRISBURG, PA," circa 1865, unusually-squat-shaped ovoid stoneware jug with semi-rounded spout, decorated with a brushed cobalt swan with heavily-shaded wing, swimming on stylized water. A desirable Cowden & Wilcox motif. Excellent, essentially as-made condition.
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