Lot #: 88
Price Realized: $2,530.00
($2,200 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 10 years old, and the American ceramics market frequently changes. Additionally, small nuances of color, condition, shape, etc. can mean huge differences in price. If you're interested in having us sell a similar item for you, please contact us here.
Fine Three-Gallon Stoneware Jug with Cobalt Grapes Decoration, Stamped "COWDEN & WILCOX / HARRISBURG," Pennsylvania origin, circa 1865, ovoid jug with semi-squared spout, decorated with a large cluster of eight grapes hanging from a leafy stem. Cobalt highlights to handle terminals. Cobalt accents to maker's mark and capacity mark. Excellent overall condition with some faint crazing to base, a shallow chip to underside at edge, and a small in-the-firing chip to side of jug near base.
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