Lot #: 323
Price Realized: $201.25
($175 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 15 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 Jar with Cobalt Floral Decoration, Stamped "COWDEN & WILCOX / HARRISBURG, PA," circa 1865, cylindrical jar with rounded shoulder, flared rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with a large brushed "spitting" tulip decoration. Excellent condition. Two in-the-firing vertical 2" lines extending from base under one handle, which do not go through to interior. Two spots of fry to cobalt. Small handle chip. Expected minor wear to inner rim where a lid would rest. H 11 3/4".
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