Lot #: 403
Price Realized: $840.00
($700 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)
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Three-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Cobalt Floral Decoration, Stamped "COWDEN & WILCOX / HARRISBURG PA," circa 1865, cylindrical jar with rounded shoulder, applied lug handles, and semi-rounded rim, brush-decorated with a tulip plant featuring two blossoms flanking a leafy stem. Cobalt highlights to maker's mark, capacity mark, and handle terminals. Some small spots of fry to cobalt. A small chip to one handle. Minor staining. Very minor wear to inner rim for lid. H 13 3/8".
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