Lot #: 416
Price Realized: $330.00
($275 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)
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Four-Gallon Stoneware Jug with Large Cobalt Floral Decoration, Stamped "COWDEN & WILCOX / HARRISBURG PA," circa 1865, ovoid jug with semi-squared spout, brush-decorated with a plant bearing two large tulips flanking a series of long stems. Cobalt highlights to maker's mark, capacity mark, and handle terminals. Fry to cobalt. Handle broken into three pieces and reglued with colored along breaks. Some staining to bottom half of jug. H 17".
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