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Rare Half-Gallon F. H. COWDEN Stoneware Pitcher
March 3, 2012 Stoneware Auction
Lot #: 129Price Realized: $2,530.00 (Price includes 15% buyer's premium).
Very Rare Half-Gallon Stoneware Pitcher with Stenciled Cobalt Decoration, Stamped "F.H. COWDEN / HARRISBURG, PA," circa 1880, finely-potted pitcher with ovoid body and tall flaring collar, the front decorated with a large stenciled geometric design below the F.H. Cowden maker's mark. Rare form and size. Provenance: From a thirty-five-year North Carolina collection. Small chip on left side of rim. 3" crack to right side of rim. Some bubbling to cobalt on right side of decoration.
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