Lot #: 417
Price Realized: $330.00
($275 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)
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Two-Gallon Stoneware Jug with Cobalt Floral Decoration, Stamped "COWDEN & WILCOX / HARRISBURG .PA," circa 1865, ovoid jug with tooled shoulder and semi-rounded spout, brush-decorated with a double-stemmed tulip plant bearing a bud and open blossom. Cobalt highlights to maker's mark, capacity mark, and handle terminals. Wooden plug. Restoration to left side/reverse. A recessed 2 1/2" in-the-firing contact mark to one side. Two small in-the-firing base chips, one of which is glazed over. H 14".
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