Lot #: 178
Price Realized: $1,020.00
($850 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)
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Fine Four-Gallon Stoneware Jug with Elaborate Cobalt Floral Decoration, Stamped "COWDEN & WILCOX. / HARRISBURG, PA," circa 1865, semi-ovoid jug with tooled shoulder and tapered spout, brush-decorated with an abstract floral design depicting two graduated blossoms emanating from a leafy stem interspersed with four spots and four swag devices. Cobalt highlights to maker's mark, capacity mark, and handle terminals. Spout chips. A few base chips, the largest of which is glazed over. Some discolored streaks to reverse. A small in-the-firing contact mark near base on reverse. H 16 1/2".
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