Lot #: 352
Price Realized: $2,760.00
($2,300 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)
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Three-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Cobalt Bird-on-Stump Decoration, Stamped "COWDEN & WILCOX / HARRISBURG, PA," circa 1865, ovoid jar with tooled shoulder, semi-rounded rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with a brushed design of a bird with striped and spotted wing, perched on a heavily-detailed stump. Cobalt highlights to maker's mark, capacity mark, and handle terminals. Provenance: Crocker Farm, Inc., Fall 2020, lot 223. A thin sealed crack across underside, extending onto left and right sides of the jar. Areas of staining. A minor chip to outer edge of rim. Expected minor wear to interior of rim. H 11 1/2".
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