Lot #: 141
Price Realized: $480.00
($400 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)
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Six-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Elaborate Cobalt Floral Decoration, Stamped "COWDEN & WILCOX / HARRISBURG .PA," circa 1865, ovoid jar with tooled shoulder, flattened rim, and applied lug handles, brush-decorated with a flowering plant bearing tulips and a blossom composed of graduated spots. Cobalt highlights to maker's mark, capacity mark, and handle terminals. Strong decoration and desirable size to jar. Two slightly-recessed in-the-firing contact marks to front. Network of lines to midsection on reverse, partially visible on interior. H 14 1/4".
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