Lot #: 207
Price Realized: $660.00
($550 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 3 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 Stoneware Jug with Cobalt Floral Decoration, Stamped "COWDEN & WILCOX / HARRISBURG, PA," circa 1865, cylindrical jug with semi-rounded spout, decorated with a brushed design of a leafy stem bearing a "spitting tulip" and two smaller tulips. Cobalt highlights to maker's mark and handle terminals. Very nice condition with some staining and residue to surface, a minor glazed-over chip to interior of spout, and a small in-the-firing iron ping and narrow in-the-firing surface chip, both near base on front. H 11".
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