Lot #: 324
Price Realized: $161.00
($140 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.
Three-Gallon Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Cream Jar, Stamped "F.H. COWDEN, / HARRISBURG, PA," circa 1865, ovoid jar with tooled shoulder, semi-squared rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with a brushed cobalt design of three tulips extending from a group of leaves. Four nicks to one handle. Minor rim chip. Two approximately 1" in-the-firing chips to underside. Small stone ping near base under one handle. Glazed-over stone ping on reverse. Some spots of fry to cobalt. H 11 1/2".
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