Lot #: 128
Price Realized: $300.00
($250 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)
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Four-Gallon Stoneware Jug with Cobalt Floral Decoration, Stamped "COWDEN & WILCOX / HARRISBURG, PA," circa 1865, ovoid jug with semi-squared spout, brush-decorated with a floral motif featuring a large spray of leaves flanking a tulip and graduated blossom. Cobalt accent to maker's mark and capacity mark. Cobalt highlights to handle terminals. Essentially as-made condition. Three in-the-firing base chips. A 2" in-the-firing base flake. Some bubbling to cobalt. Underside is slightly curved, keeping the jug from sitting perfectly flat, and includes an in-the-firing fissure and some crazing. H 17".
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