Lot #: 300
Price Realized: $1,495.00
($1,300 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 14 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.
Very Rare Two-Gallon Stoneware Batter Pail with Cobalt Floral Decoration, Stamped "COWDEN & WILCOX / HARRISBURG, PA," circa 1865, large-sized ovoid form with pouring spout and wood-and-metal bail handle, decorated on the front with two large brushed cobalt tulips flanking the spout. Base of spout decorated with wreath-like brushwork. Reverse decorated with a large cobalt tulip. One of a small number of Cowden & Wilcox batter pails in this size known. Provenance: Recently discovered in a basement in Michigan. Two small spout chips and one small glazed-over spout chip. H 11 1/2".
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