Lot #: 294
Price Realized: $287.50
($250 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 9 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.
Two-Gallon Stoneware Jugs with Stenciled Cobalt Decoration, Stamped "F.H. COWDEN / HARRISBURG", PA origin, circa 1880, both of similar cylindrical form with diamond-shaped stenciled decorations and cobalt highlights to maker's marks and capacity marks. One in essentially as-made condition with a salt drip to reverse and a glazed-over base chip. The other with staining, in otherwise essentially as-made condition.
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