Lot #: 402
Price Realized: $450.00
($375 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.
Two Two-Gallon Stoneware Jars with Cobalt Floral Decoration, Stamped "COWDEN & WILCOX / HARRISBURG. PA," circa 1865, both of cylindrical form with slightly-flared rims, one with horizontal tulip motif, the other with vertical tulip-and-bud motif. Shorter jar with several chips to rim and inner rim for lid, as well as two tiny flakes to reverse, an in-the-firing base chip, and minor fry to cobalt. Taller jar with chips and wear to inner rim for lid, two large rim chips, and light water glass staining to surface. H (of shorter) 11 1/4".
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