Lot #: 173
Price Realized: $546.25
($475 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 8 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.
Four-Gallon Stoneware Jug with Cobalt Grapes Decoration, Stamped "COWDEN & WILCOX / HARRISBURG", circa 1865, ovoid jug with squared spout, decorated with a large brushed design of a grape cluster hanging from a leafy vine. Cobalt highlights to maker's mark, capacity mark, and handle terminals. Restoration to spout and neck. A few shallow in-the-firing base flakes and two post-firing base chips.
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